The difference between a positive correlation and a negative correlation is that
A) in a negative correlation, high scores go with high scores and low with low; in a positive correlation, high scores go with low scores and low with high.
B) in a negative correlation, high scores go with low scores and low with high; in a positive correlation, high scores go with high scores and low with low.
C) negative correlations are curvilinear; positive correlations are straight lines.
D) negative correlations represent a weak relationship; positive correlations represent a strong relationship.
B
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