Two Variables That Are Highly Correlated by Definition Have a Causal

question 15

True/False

Two variables that are highly correlated by definition have a causal relationship.

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Definitions:

Uncertainty-Identity Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals form or join groups in order to reduce uncertainty about themselves and their place in the world.

System Justification Theory

The theory that negative stereotypes get attached to groups partly because they help explain and justify why some individuals are more advantaged than others.

Terror Management Theory

A theory which says that to minimize fear of mortality, humans strive to sustain faith that they are enduringly valued contributors to a meaningful world and therefore transcend their physical death.

Social Dominance Theory

The theory that large societies create hierarchies and that people tend to endorse beliefs thatlegitimatize that hierarchy.