The Correlation Coefficient Between High School Grade Point Average (GPA)

question 714

Multiple Choice

The correlation coefficient between high school grade point average (GPA) and college GPA is
0) 560. For a student with a high school GPA that is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean, we
Would expect that student to have a college GPA that is ______ the mean.

• A) equal to
• B) 2.5 SD above
• C) 1.4 SD above
• D) 0.56 SD above

---

Definitions:

Future

The time or a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come.

Functionalists

In psychology, a school of thought focusing on the mental processes and behaviors that help an organism adapt to its environment.

Behavior

Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an individual or group in response to external or internal stimuli, and is a primary focus of study in psychology.

Organism

A living entity capable of growing and reproducing.