A Positive Correlation on a Memory Test and Drinking Coffee

question 16

Multiple Choice

A positive correlation on a memory test and drinking coffee would show

• A) decreasing coffee consumption correlates with increasing memory test score.
• B) increasing coffee consumption correlates with increasing memory test score.
• C) decreasing coffee consumption has no relationship to memory test score.
• D) increasing coffee consumption correlates with decreasing memory test score.
• E) no change on memory test score with or without coffee.

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