The negative correlation between length of stay in an institution and later cognitive scores ________________

a. means that longer stays were associated with higher cognitive scores
b. means that longer stays were associated with lower cognitive scores
c. indicates that staying in the institution longer caused cognitive scores to decrease over time
d. was most likely due to a third factor, such as children who stayed longer in the institution were likely to have brain damage, and thus lower cognitive scores


Answer: B

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