According to One Study, the More Hours Students Spend Watching

question 162

Multiple Choice

According to one study, the more hours students spend watching television, the lower their grades in school. This relationship is an example of

• A) an illusory correlation.
• B) a positive correlation.
• C) a zero correlation.
• D) a negative correlation.

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Definitions:

Metaphase Plate

An imaginary plane perpendicular to the spindle fibers of a dividing cell, along which chromosomes align during metaphase.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four haploid cells, crucial for sexual reproduction.

Diploid Chromosome Number

The total number of chromosomes in a diploid cell, which includes two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.