Haleigh Has Learned That When She Waves Her Hands and Smiles

question 96

Multiple Choice

Haleigh has learned that when she waves her hands and smiles to show happiness, others around her show happiness, too. This adaptive interaction demonstrates the role of emotions in:

• A) independence.
• B) cognition.
• C) sensation.
• D) behavioral organization.

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Definitions:

Spearman Rank

An assessment of rank correlation that doesn't rely on parametric assumptions, used to evaluate how effectively a monotonic function can represent the association between two variables.

Ordinal-Level

Refers to a level of measurement where data can be ordered or ranked, but the distances between ranks are not necessarily equal.

Point Biserial

A correlation coefficient used to measure the relationship between a binary variable and a continuous variable.

Nominal-Level

Classification of data, for which the measurement scales are categorized without any order or ranking implied among the values.