Kevin Is a Law Student, Who Reads an Advertisement for a Sleep-Learning

question 94

Multiple Choice

Kevin is a law student, who reads an advertisement for a sleep-learning device that claims to have helped a law student pass the state bar exam.Kevin should

• A) immediately order this device because the correlation is evidence of the device causing the law student to pass the bar.
• B) immediately order this device because a correct inference can be made from this observation.
• C) order the device because systematic research has shown that these devices really work.
• D) not order the device because an individual case tells nothing about what is true in general.

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Definitions:

Power Factor

A ratio indicating the efficiency with which an electrical system converts electrical power into useful work output, particularly in AC circuits.

RLC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit consisting of resistors (R), inductors (L), and capacitors (C) all connected in parallel, which can filter or resonate at certain frequencies.

Applied Voltage

Applied voltage is the electrical potential difference intentionally established across a component or circuit to induce current flow.

RLC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit consisting of a resistor (R), inductor (L), and capacitor (C) connected in parallel with each other.