What Can We Conclude If the Correlation Between Variable a and Variable

question 170

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude if the correlation between variable A and variable B is zero?

• A) A and B have the same mean, the same median, and the same distribution.
• B) As A goes up, B does not consistently go either up or down.
• C) If we know the value of A, we can predict the value of B with zero error.
• D) As A goes up, B goes down.

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Definitions:

Idiographic Goals

Unique, personal goals that are specific to an individual and differ from person to person.

Judgment Goals

The objectives or outcomes that individuals aim to achieve or satisfy through their evaluative processes.

Nomothetic Goals

Goals that are concerned with establishing general laws and traits that apply broadly across people, in contrast to idiographic goals which are highly individualized.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.