Question

In class, a psychology professor states that learned helplessness causes people to make attributions that are internal focused, global in nature, and stable. A student who demonstrates critical thinking would raise his or her hand and remind the professor that __________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Correlation does not mean causation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correlation does not mean causation is a concept or principle that can be explained as the principle that states that just because two situations appear at the same time, doesn't mean that one is a consequence of the other.

In other words, with this principle, one cannot deduce that there exists a cause-effect relationship between two or more variables.

In this particular, the fact that people with learned helplessness that also make attributions that are internally focused, global in nature, and stable do it as a consequence of said learned helplessness when in reality, correlation does not mean causation.

Answer 2

Correlation does not equal causation.

Step-by-step explanation:

This effect simply means that because two things are happening at the same time, it does not necessarily mean one caused the other, even when they logically look alike.

Example could be seen in a case where it is possible that people who drink more alcohol may possibly also eat more junk food, or smoke. Maybe they don’t sleep as long, or always have the best mental health. Maybe they do! But these studies don’t account for these factors, and this can be a part of why increased alcohol intake is associated with these cancers.