A High Correlation Between a Child's Behavior (E

question 72

Multiple Choice

A high correlation between a child's behavior (e.g. ,being aggressive) and that of her parents (e.g. ,spanking) indicates that

• A)the child's aggression caused the spanking.
• B)the spanking caused the aggression.
• C)shared aggressive genes,a third factor,caused the child's aggression and the parents' spanking.
• D)aggression and spanking are related,but correlations do not indicate causality.

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Definitions:

Sensory Fibers

Nerve fibers that transmit sensory information from the body to the central nervous system.

Motor Fibers

Nerve fibers that transmit impulses from the brain or spinal cord to muscles or glands, orchestrating their movement or activity.

Schwann Cells

The principal glia of the peripheral nervous system, responsible for the formation of myelin.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, comprising nerves that connect the central nervous system to limbs and organs, essential for relaying sensory and motor information.