You are conducting a survey of international students studying at your university. Several of the questions on the survey try to determine how much exposure to American culture the student had before coming to the United States. You suspect that the more exposure the student had before arriving here, the fewer problems of adjustment he or she will report. You are looking for a(n) ____
a. ?hypothesis.
b. ?negative correlation.
c. ?positive correlation.
d. ?independent variable.
ANSWER:
b
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