A college professor reports that students who finish exams early tend to get better grades than students who hold on to exams until the last possible moment. The correlation between exam score and amount of time spent on the exam is an example of a ____
a. positive correlation
b. negative correlation
c. correlation near zero
d. correlation near one
b
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Which statement is an assumption of the Newman and Newman text?
a. Human growth peaks in middle childhood. b. The study of human development is primarily theoretical. c. Behavior must be interpreted in the context of settings and relationships. d. Human behavior has the same meaning across sociocultural borders.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Nondominant individuals usually have the largest territories. b. People perform tasks more poorly when on their own territory. c. Status and size of territory are not related. d. In the long run territory reduces conflict between members. e. Isolated groups show relatively few signs of stress.
Research on quality of care found a lower percentage of excellence for hospital care for loved ones than those in home hospice care
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following behaviors contribute to date rape
a. The male drinking. b. The female drinking. c. Social norms that support game playing and can cloud the issue of consensual sex. d. All of these contribute.