Associations for Each Pair of Variables, Indicate What Association You $$\text { linear(+), negative linear } ( - ) \text {, curved } ( \mathbf { C } ) \text {, or none } ( \mathbf { N } )$$

question 128

Essay

Associations For each pair of variables, indicate what association you expect: positive $$\text { linear(+), negative linear } ( - ) \text {, curved } ( \mathbf { C } ) \text {, or none } ( \mathbf { N } )$$
a. the number of miles a student lives from school; the student's GPA
b. a person's blood alcohol level; time it takes the person to solve a maze
c. weekly sales of hot chocolate at a Montana diner; the number of auto accidents that week
in that town
d. the price charged for fund-raising candy bars; number of candy bars sold
e. the amount of rainfall during growing season; the crop yield (bushels per acre)

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Definitions:

Excitatory Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances released by neurons to transmit signals across synapses, promoting the firing of action potentials in receiving neurons, thus facilitating brain and nervous system activity.

Nervous System

is the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body, coordinating its actions and sensory information.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and transmitting information in the body.

Peripheral Nervous System

The section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord, which includes nerves that connect the central nervous system to sensory organs, muscles, and glands.