A negative correlation coefficient is one that . . .
a. Fails to show the hypothesized association between two variables
b. Shows a nonlinear association between two variables
c. Shows significantly greater variance in one variable than in the other variable
d. Shows high values of one variable are associated with low values of another variable
d. Shows high values of one variable are associated with low values of another variable
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c. if one person in a family has a particular subtype of schizophrenia, e.g., paranoid, the other family members inherit a predisposition for that subtype only. d. the more severe a parent's schizophrenic disorder, the less likely the children are to develop it.
The term tabula rasa refers to Locke's belief that ____.?
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What term do psychologists use for placing the goals of the group above personal goals?
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