A Statement Is Made About Correlation

question 149

Multiple Choice

A statement is made about correlation. State whether the correlation is positive or negative and whether the correlation ismost likely due to coincidence, a common underlying cause, or a direct cause.
-When gasoline prices fall, the number of cars on the freeways increases.

• A)Negative correlation; direct cause
• B)Positive correlation; direct cause
• C)Positive correlation; common underlying cause
• D)Negative correlation; common underlying cause

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.