A researcher observed that drinking coffee improved performance on complex math problems up to a point. The researcher also noted, however, that excessive coffee drinking actually interfered with problem solving. What type of relationship was observed?
a. positive linear
b. negative linear
c. curvilinear
d. counterintuitive
Ans: C
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