A correlation coefficient's negative sign indicates that

a. the correlation is significant (real).
b. the two factors are unrelated.
c. the first factor causes the second factor to change.
d. as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

D

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Which of the following statements about sexual coercion is true?

A) Male rape victims report mostly female perpetrators. B) Less than one-third of all sexual assaults take place while people are intoxicated. C) Male victims often report that women perpetrators threatened to end the relationship unless the victim complied. D) Approximately 5 percent of female rape victims are physically injured.

Psychology