Shayann uses the Internet quite a bit. According to the social compensation hypothesis, this is because he
A) is lonely and has few friends to begin with.
B) enjoys learning about foreign cultures and peoples.
C) wants to develop his hand-eye coordination skills.
D) wants to communicate with his large circle of friends.
A
You might also like to view...
Animals that have been exposed to inescapable electric shock develop a condition called
learned helplessness that is associated with low levels of a. serotonin. b. norepinephrine. c. dopamine. d. 5-HIAA. e. adrenaline.
Smoking cigarettes and having lung cancer are highly correlated events, and people often logically conclude that smoking must cause the cancer. It is hypothetically possible, however, that having lung cancer causes one to crave nicotine and thus it leads to smoking. This example illustrates the issue of
a. the third variable. b. a reversed cause-effect relationship. c. time of measurement effects. d. plasticity.