Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?
a. The more pets you own, the better your physical health tends to be.
b. The more money people make, the bigger their house tends to be.
c. The more alcohol you consume, the lower your GPA tends to be.
d. The more points a player scores, the more time they play in the next game.
c
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Nan's life is very stressful now that she is a single parent, and she has noticed that she catches every illness that her little girl gets. If Nan had a complete physical, she would probably be found to have:
a. lower blood pressure than usual b. lower lymphocyte levels than usual c. lower hormone levels than usual d. lower blood cholesterol than usual
Heidy is studying for a quiz and writes in her notes that amacrine cells help process
A. color. B. movement. C. edges. D. shapes.
Which of the following statements regarding outcomes of adopted children is TRUE?
A) Adopted children experience more adjustment problems when they are younger at the time of adoption. B) Adopted children are more likely to be referred for psychological treatment than other children. C) Most adopted children report being dissatisfied with being adopted and do not feel attached to their adoptive parents. D) Adopted girls tend to have more adjustment difficulties than adopted boys do.
A researcher reports that studying increases student confidence (d = .45). Using Cohen's conventions, describe the size of this effect as being small, medium, or large.
What will be an ideal response?