You Read a Research Article About Abstract Thinking and Academic

question 37

Multiple Choice

You read a research article about abstract thinking and academic achievement in a professional journal. The researchers report a correlation of +.65 between the amount of abstract thought students demonstrate and the grade-point-averages they earn. You should conclude that:

• A) Students who think more abstractly are likely to have higher grade-point-averages than their classmates.
• B) Students who think more abstractly are likely to have lower grade-point-averages than their classmates.
• C) You can promote students' abstract thinking by helping them to earn high GPAs.
• D) You can promote students' academic achievement by helping them to think more abstractly.

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