Imagine We Wanted to Investigate the Effects of Three Different

question 13

Multiple Choice

Imagine we wanted to investigate the effects of three different conflict styles (avoiding, compromising and competing) on relationship satisfaction. We discover that relationship satisfaction is known to covary with self-esteem.
-Conducting an ANCOVA will partial out the variance due to the association between which two variables?

• A)Self-esteem and relationship satisfaction
• B)Self-esteem and conflict style
• C)Conflict style and relationship satisfaction
• D)It removes the variance due to the association between all variables.

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Definitions:

Autism

A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication, and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.

Behavior Modification

A therapeutic approach that seeks to change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors through reinforcement and punishment.

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control bodily processes that are typically involuntary, through monitoring and feedback from electrodes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which was developed by B.F. Skinner to study behavior modification.