Mario Found a +0

question 107

Multiple Choice

Mario found a +0.80 correlation coefficient between height and diet.He was able to conclude that

• A)a particular diet causes people to grow.
• B)people who are taller eat more.
• C)there is a strong relationship between height and diet.
• D)people should be careful what they feed their children because it could stunt their growth.

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Definitions:

Interpretation

The process of assigning meaning to information, signs, and symbols in various contexts.

Sensory Input

Information that is received by the senses (such as sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) and then interpreted by the brain.

Perceptual Constancy

A psychological phenomenon in which the perception of an object remains unchanged despite variations in its presentation or viewing conditions such as lighting, angle, or distance.

Proximal Stimuli

The stimuli that directly interact with the senses, as opposed to distal stimuli which are objects and events in the environment that provide information for the proximal stimuli.