Pit Vipers

question 10

Multiple Choice

Pit vipers

• A)have excellent vision.
• B)kill their prey by constriction.
• C)are ovoviviparous.
• D)have tongues that are poisonous.

Understand the differences between correlation and causation in psychological studies.

Identify key neurotransmitters and their roles in psychological processes.

Learn the methodologies used in psychological research and their limitations.

Recognize the role of psychological theories in understanding mental processes and behaviors.

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Definitions:

Correlated Risks

Risks that are linked in such a way that the occurrence of one affects the likelihood of the occurrence of another.

Agricultural Industry

The sector of the economy that deals with the production, processing, and distribution of food, fibers, and other goods derived from farming and related activities.

Screening

Using observable information about people to make inferences about their private information; a way to reduce adverse selection.

Adverse Selection

A situation in which asymmetrical information leads buyers or sellers to make counterproductive choices, often observed in insurance markets.