When Derek Did His Doctoral Dissertation, He Found a Correlation

question 182

Multiple Choice

When Derek did his doctoral dissertation, he found a correlation coefficient between his variables of -.92. This means

• A) there is no connection between his two variables.
• B) there is a strong connection between his variables - higher scores on one are associated with higher scores on the other.
• C) there is a strong connection between his variables - higher scores on one are associated with lower scores on the other.
• D) there is a connection between his variables but it is a very small one.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between self and others, often leading to a perspective that is overly centered on one's own views and experiences, without adequately considering those of others.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from about 2 to 7 years old are able to engage in symbolic play but not yet capable of logical thought.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during which infants learn about the world primarily through their senses and motor activities.

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world.