An observation that the higher the air temperature in a classroom, the less attention students pay to the professor's lecture would be an example of a(n) __________ correlation

Which of the following quasi-experimental studies was discussed in class?

a. comparing the ability of fetuses to detect tastes versus smells b. comparing the effects of nighttime light exposure for infants versus older children c. comparing children in natural settings to experimental settings d. comparing children in day care with children on wait lists to be in day care

Dr. Wolpe designs an experimental test of his theory of aggression against a competing theory

After conducting the appropriate statistical tests, he finds that the data are better explained by the competing theory. His willingness to accept the evidence that another theory is superior is a characteristic of A) dogmatism. B) gullibility. C) pathological skepticism. D) scientific skepticism.