In lecture, Dr. Heyman put up a slide from a children's coloring book, which indicated that drinking alcohol can cause fights and directed children to "draw an X over people who may not be getting along after drinking." The point of showing this slide was:
a. to show that one should not make statistical inferences based on small sample sizes
b. to show that messages for children are not always interpreted in the intended way
c. to show that prevention programs in early childhood tend to be highly effective in reducing substance abuse
d. to show that children of problem drinkers are at increased risk for becoming alcoholics as adults
Ans: b. to show that messages for children are not always interpreted in the intended way
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