Suppose a Researcher Found Out That There Was a Strong

question 14

Multiple Choice

Suppose a researcher found out that there was a strong positive correlation between the number of minutes parents spend reading to children and the number of minutes parents spend engaging in athletic activity with children. If the researcher concluded that engaging in high levels of athletic activity with children causes parents to read to them more often, which type of problem would MOST likely be occurring?

• A) third-variable
• B) direction-of-correlation
• C) direction-of-causation
• D) insufficient-knowledge

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Definitions:

Polarities

The presence of two opposite or contrasting principles or tendencies.

Complexes

Psychological concepts referring to a core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and wishes in the personal unconscious organized around a common theme.

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Self

The individual's conception and expression of their identity, comprising their thoughts, beliefs, and feelings about who they are.