Let's Assume We Find in a Study That the Correlation

question 28

Multiple Choice

Let's assume we find in a study that the correlation coefficient between number of years of education and cigarette smoking is -.89.This means that as education level increases:

• A)smoking tends to increase.
• B)smoking tends to decrease.
• C)smoking changes 89 percent.
• D)smoking is nonexistent.
• E)only 89 out of every 100 people in the study would not smoke.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The capacity to maintain sensory information impressions after the initial stimuli are no longer present, representing the memory's most brief-term component.

Meaningful Information

Data or details that hold significance, relevance, or value to an individual, aiding understanding and decision-making processes.

Semantic Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the understanding and use of language.

General Knowledge

Information that is known by many people and covers a broad range of subjects rather than specialized knowledge.