Jill decides to study overweight people. She designs a correlational study comparing
weight level and level of physical activity. She finds that as the level of physical activity
decreases, weight level increases.
Jill's study has found a _______ correlation.
a. random c. complementary
b. positive d. negative
D
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. systematically describe; explain behavior b. systematically describe; determine what causes behavior c. explain; assess relations between variables d. systematically describe; assess relations between variables
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a. only notice it if your drink was normally a light color because the drug would give the drink a slight bluish tint that cannot be detected in darker liquids. b. only notice it if your drink was non-alcoholic, because alcohol covers up the drug's normally bitter taste. c. probably notice it right away because the drug has such a strong odor that you would smell something odd no matter what you were drinking. d. not notice it at all because the drug is colorless, odorless, and tasteless.