What Is the Best Estimate of the Correlation Shown in the Graph

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the best estimate of the correlation shown in the graph?

• A)-1
• B)-.3
• C)0
• D)+.2
• E)+.9

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Definitions:

Experience-dependent

Pertains to a process or change that results from direct exposure to external stimuli or events, emphasizing the role of environment in development.

Cultural Circumstances

The societal, economic, and historical conditions that influence the beliefs, behaviors, and practices of individuals or communities.

REM Sleep

Rapid eye movement sleep, in which an individual’s brain wave activity is remarkably similar to that of the waking state but the individual is asleep.

Experience-expectant

A term related to brain development, referring to the process by which the brain evolves in response to general environmental stimuli that are expected to occur in all typical environments.