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Third-party intervention it is when a neutral party is asked to help resolve a conflict.
The Third-variable problem refers to the possibility that two (2) variables appear to be related when, in fact, they are both influenced by a third variable that causes them to vary together. Moreover, it is the possibility that a correlation between variables A and B is due to the influence of an unknown third variable rather than to a causal relationship between A and B.
- Thomas Bouchard (b. 1937) : Thomas Bouchard one who headed a research program that featured the study of identical and fraternal twins reared together and apart. Results indicated that intelligence and several personality traits are highly heritable.
- Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) : Thomas Hobbes believed that the primary motive in human behavior is the seeking of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. For Hobbes, the function of government is to satisfy as many human needs as possible and to prevent humans from fighting with each other. Hobbes believed that all human activity which includes mental activity, could be reduced to atoms in motion, and this shows that Hobbes was a Materialist.