If an Increase in One Variable Is Not Associated with Any

question 12

Short Answer

If an increase in one variable is not associated with any consistent increase or decrease in a second variable, then the correlation between the two variables is ____________________.
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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is withheld or the stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Generalization

The process of applying the knowledge or response acquired from specific stimuli to similar stimuli.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a response that had been previously diminished, following an interval where the conditioned stimulus was not presented.