A Researcher Shows That Doctors Who Act More Confidently Are

question 23

Multiple Choice

A researcher shows that doctors who act more confidently are liked better by their patients … but only up to a point. If they act too confidently, their patients start to like them less. Which of the following best describes this result?

• A) There is no relationship between physician confidence and patient liking.
• B) The relationship between physician confidence and patient liking is nonlinear.
• C) There is a strong negative relationship between physician confidence and patient liking.
• D) It is a bimodal distribution

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