What type of correlation occurs when one variable increases while the other variable decreases?

A. positive correlation
B. negative correlation
C. no correlation
D. multiple correlation


Answer: B

Psychology

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Promoting employees until they reach their highest level of incompetence is called the:

a. Anderson criteria b. paradoxical shift c. attribution error d. Peter Principal

Psychology

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is true of preoperational children?

a. Preoperational children lack the cognitive abilities necessary for understanding abstract principles. b. Preoperational children are ready to accept another person's point of view. c. Preoperational children are able to grasp the concept of conservation. d. Preoperational children do not yet demonstrate object permanence.

Psychology

Which of the following best describes the cocktail party effect?

A. A strong urge to nap at inappropriate times, such as during meals or in the middle of conversations. B. The ability to filter out auditory stimuli and then to refocus attention on something that appears more meaningful. C. A mental state that occurs in compliance with instructions and is characterized by lack of voluntary control over behavior. D. The ability to create a false sensory perception not related to real external stimuli.

Psychology

Your textbook discusses four points to remember in order to be a critical consumer of social psychological research findings. Describe them

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology