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Davideckstein7 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Experiment brief number 4 notes a study in which a conclusion was made regarding the relationship between grades and self-esteem.

What might be another plausible
interpretation, differing from the explanation given by the researchers?
A) perhaps low self-esteem is a cause of college failure
B) perhaps low self-esteem is not such a bad thing
C) perhaps students had low self-esteem because they received failing grades
D) perhaps students had low self-esteem because they cheated to get their passing
grades

Question 2

In reference to experiment brief number 1 in your text, what should the researcher have done in order to make the design of the study better?

A) should have fed all of the cats normally as a control
B) should have fed half of the cats normally as a control
C) should have shocked all of the cats to measure aggression
D) should have severed the brain area correlated with aggression in all cats