A News Article Reports a Negative Correlation Between Brain Size

question 94

Multiple Choice

A news article reports a negative correlation between brain size and self-esteem,which leads some people to conclude that larger brains lead to lower self-esteem.The main problem with this conclusion is that

• A)the relationship between brain size and self-esteem may be due to a third variable,such as alcohol use.
• B)causal inferences can only be made for really strong correlations.
• C)this relationship is an illusory correlation.
• D)the directionality of the relationship is unclear.

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