Ashley Does a Correlational Study and Learns That the Less

question 34

Multiple Choice

Ashley does a correlational study and learns that the less students study,the worse their grades are.She has gotten a strong ___________ correlation.

• A) negative
• B) positive
• C) scatterplot
• D) There is no correlation.

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Definitions:

Consolidation

The process by which memories become stable in the brain; a process believed to involve the strengthening of the neural connections that form memories.

Memories

Stored information from past experiences that can be recalled.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) stages.

REM Behavior Disorder

A disorder in which the muscle paralysis that normally occurs during REM sleep is absent or incomplete, and the sleeper is able to act out his or her dreams.