Suppose you have performed a study that showed a strong positive correlation between shoe size and intelligence. Since you can't be sure about cause and effect in this relationship, shoe size would be called

a. a subject variable
b. a dependent variable
c. an independent variable
d. a variable of interest

d

Psychology

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When a young child studies hard in school to avoid getting bad grades, we might say that their behavior is being maintained by negative reinforcement

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology