AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

CORRELATION AND EXPERIMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The less you study the lower your test scores. This shows a ____ correlation.
A
positive
B
negative
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: “The less time you spend on studying, the lower the test score” is an example of Positive correlation as there is direct relation between time spent on studying and test score. Therefore, option c) is correct.

Detailed explanation-2: -A positive correlation is a relationship between two variables that tend to move in the same direction. A positive correlation exists when one variable tends to decrease as the other variable decreases, or one variable tends to increase when the other increases.

Detailed explanation-3: -A positive correlation exists when two variables move in the same direction as one another. A basic example of positive correlation is height and weight-taller people tend to be heavier, and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of positive correlation would be height and weight. Taller people tend to be heavier. A negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other.

Detailed explanation-5: -Report Ad. Strong positive correlation: When the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable increases in a similar fashion. For example, the more hours that a student studies, the higher their exam score tends to be. Hours studied and exam scores have a strong positive correlation.

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