At the Heart of Mencius's Philosophy Was the Belief That

question 67

Multiple Choice

At the heart of Mencius's philosophy was the belief that

• A) human nature was essentially good.
• B) it was better to withdraw from life and follow a path of inaction.
• C) a repressive government was the best approach to curbing human selfishness.
• D) deep devotion would bring reward from the gods.
• E) human nature was essentially bad.

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Dependent Variables

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Positively Related

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Slope Regression Coefficient

A parameter in linear regression that quantifies the change in the dependent variable for each unit change in an independent variable.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method that models the relationship between a dependent variable and one independent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.