PSY 150: Homework Assignment

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PSY 150
Homework Assignment 1:
Answer the following questions with at least two complete sentences each. Provide enough details to show how much you understand the topic being discussed. Use your own words.
Imagine that someone claims she can interpret your dreams or can speak to the dead. How could critical thinking help you check her claims?
-Critical thinking could help me to “check her claims” by asking myself the quality of her claim, the evidence that supports it, and how credible she is. These are just a few of the many ways I could “check her claims.”
What are the differences between correlation and causation?
-correlation between a “variable” doesn’t mean that the change in one variable causes the change in the value of the other

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