When two variables have a strong negative correlation, the correlation coefficient will be close to

A dog, taught to salivate to the sound of a buzzer, learned that the buzzer was no longer followed by food and stopped salivating to the buzzer. If the dog again heard the buzzer after a few weeks, it would probably ______

a. not salivate b. salivate only if the buzzer was dissimilar to the one on which it was conditioned c. salivate d. require only one trial pairing of the buzzer and the food to reestablish the association and begin salivating to the buzzer again

In Western industrialized nations, menopause is

A) assumed to be a syndrome requiring treatment. B) primarily viewed as a life transition. C) a time of increased social status. D) a welcome time of life.