Causation

question 94

Multiple Choice

Causation

• A)occurs when there is no correlation between variables.
• B)occurs when two variables are correlated.
• C)means one event brings about another event.
• D)means one event is observed to occur along with another.
• E)means one event occurs subsequently to another event.

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Definitions:

Tend-and-befriend Response

A behavior observed in females as a response to stress, which involves caring for offspring (tending) and seeking social support from others (befriending), believed to be influenced by the hormone oxytocin.

Oxytocin

A hormone and neurotransmitter often associated with social bonding, childbirth, and lactation.

Epinephrine

A hormone and neurotransmitter, also known as adrenaline, involved in regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air passage diameters, and metabolic shifts.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are transformed into their opposite, often in exaggerated form.