In a study, a researcher finds correlations of -.75 and +.35. Which one correlation is considered stronger and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The correlation with the stronger relationship is -.75. The strength is determined by the size of the number after the decimal point. The negative sign merely shows that it is a negative correlation.
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Children who only have opposite-sex friends tend to be
A. no different than children who have same-sex and opposite sex friends. B. unpopular. C. less competent academically. D. unpopular AND less competent academically.
Dr. Heyman made which of the following points concerning social referencing?
a. Babies who are social referencing respond more to facial expressions than to voice tone of caregivers. b. Babies who are social referencing respond more to voice tone than to facial expressions of caregivers. c. Babies who are social referencing respond more to the positive emotions expressed by caregivers than the negative emotions. d. Babies who are social referencing respond more to the negative emotions expressed by caregivers than the positive emotions.