Tony Has Been Doing Research on Age and Aggression

question 143

Multiple Choice

Tony has been doing research on age and aggression. He has discovered that the older a person gets, the less likely he or she is to aggress against another person. What kind of relationship best describes Tony's findings?

• A) Positive correlation
• B) Negative correlation
• C) Curvilinear correlation
• D) No correlation

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