If one finds a positive correlation between degree of coffee drinking and the likelihood of heart attacks. One can conclude that ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Research on the benefit of aspirin to prevent heart attacks:

   A. gender bias
   B. courtesy bias
   C. cultural bias
   D. age bias

2. Which degree in teaching depends to a great extent upon degree of sensitively to the developmental progress, the innate potentialities of learners?

   A. Degree of success
   B. Educational degree
   C. Degree of observation
   D. Degree of inspection

3. One boy has brown eyes. His twin brother has blue eyes. This information enables a person to conclude that the two ______________?

   A. are identical twins
   B. are fraternal twins
   C. are monozygotic
   D. have blue-eyed parents

4. With regard to the effects of TV on children, we can conclude that:

   A. TV has little effect on the behavior of children
   B. TV only increases aggressive behavior in children
   C. TV only increases prosocial behavior in children
   D. the amount of TV viewing may be related to aggressive behavior later in life

5. Hammad sets extremely high standards for both himself and others. He tends to be rigid and inflexible and rarely allows himself to enjoy life. Freud would probably conclude that Hammad is dominated by:

   A. his id
   B. penis envy
   C. his neuroticism
   D. his superego

6. Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the strongest relationship between two sets of variables?

   A. -0.98
   B. 0.90
   C. 0.00
   D. 1.20

7. Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the weakest relationship between two sets of variables?

   A. 0.08
   B. -0.29
   C. 0.48
   D. -1.00

8. Which of the following leads to a decrease in the likelihood of a behavior occurring in the future?

   A. shaping
   B. omission training
   C. positive reinforcement
   D. continuous reinforcement

9. Any process that increases the likelihood that a particular operant response will occur again is called ________________?

   A. reinforcement
   B. punishment
   C. discrimination
   D. chaining

10. The elaboration likelihood model of attitude change suggests that:

    A. the peripheral route results in more enduring attitude change
    B. the central route results in more enduring attitude change
    C. only the central route to persuasion can be effective
    D. only the peripheral route to persuasion can be effective