Based on his classroom experiences and everyday observations, Dr. McGinty believes that those students sitting in the front row of a classroom get higher grades than those sitting in rows further back. His belief is an example of a(n)

a. method.
b. theory.
c. stimulus event.
d. correlation coefficient.
e. dependent variable.


b. theory.

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a. 100,000 b. 100 billion c. 10 million d. 5 million e. 1 billion

Psychology