Spurious correlations are often perceived because we unconsciously use to reinforce our pre-conceived beliefs or stereotypes.

Emily naturally blinks whenever her sister pretends she is going to poke her in the eye. her sister, a psychology major, then decides to have a little fun. she pairs the word “psychology” (neutral stimulus) with pretending to poke emily in the eye (unconditioned stimulus), which automatically makes emily blink (unconditioned response). soon, emily blinks as soon as she hears the word “psychology.” when emily blinks when hearing the word “psychology,” even when her sister does not pretend to poke her in the eye, the word “psychology’ is now the

Which statement best explains how world war ii to end the great depression? a. new job opportunities opened as the united states produced more military products. b. the u.s. army provided new jobs that paid better than any other work at the time. c. people had to worry more about war problems than about the economic crisis. d. the war caused people to trust the economy enough to spend more money.

Asocial science theory focusing on the inborn nature of social traits and the role of evolution in shaping human behavioral patterns. b. the view that society is governed by interrelated parts that make up the smoothly functioning whole. c. the individual's sense of femaleness or maleness. d. behaviors that focus on feelings and relationships among members of a group. e. the belief that men are superior to women and should control all important aspects of society. f. the process of acquiring and internalizing the ideas and behaviors deemed appropriate for males and females by their society. g. behaviors that focus on the accomplishment of specific tasks for a group rather than on personal feelings. h. the physical and biological aspects of male and female. i. cultural attributes of masculinity and feminity. j. provides a hypothesis of why males are dominant and females submissive.