If You Read the Statement "There Is a Relationship Between

question 76

Multiple Choice

If you read the statement "There is a relationship between ice cream sales and crime rates" and assume that crime rates lead to ice cream sales, then which error have you made?

• A) simple theories are preferred to complex ones.
• B) research questions or theories must be falsifiable.
• C) good theories make safe, not risky, predictions.
• D) correlation is causation.

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Definitions:

Restorative Theory

A theory that suggests sleep is necessary for the body to repair and rejuvenate itself.

Circadian Theory

A concept pertaining to the biological processes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle, affecting various physiological and psychological functions.

Alexander Borbely

A scientist known for his work on sleep research, particularly for developing the two-process model of sleep regulation.

Restorative Theory

A theory postulating that sleep is essential for restoring physiological and psychological functions.