When figuring a correlation coefficient, an outlier
A) usually has only a small effect on the computed correlation.
B) can have an strong effect on the computed correlation.
C) generally increases the statistical power of the study.
D) can be balanced by the effects of attenuation.
B
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In lecture which of the following findings did you learn about related to irritable distress?
a. competitive schools generally help children high in irritable distress but generally have negative effects for those low in irritable distress b. competitive schools generally help children low in irritable distress but generally have negative effects for those high in irritable distress c. calm parenting helps children low in irritable distress more than those high in irritable distress d. calm parenting helps children high in irritable distress more than those low in irritable distress
When the CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS (food, in this case), the CR will "die out" in a process called
a. CR fading b. extinction c. habituation d. generalization fading e. discriminatory fading