A Pearson Correlational Analysis Examines the Relationship Between Variable A

question 9

Multiple Choice

A Pearson correlational analysis examines the relationship between variable A, hours of sleep per week, and B, symptom severity, in 43 women with post-polio syndrome. In accessing the table of values, the researcher should use which number for degrees of freedom?

• A)2
• B)4
• C)41
• D)43

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that represents internalized ideals, morals, and societal norms, guiding behavior through conscience.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates demands from the id, superego, and reality.

Id

A component of Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Self-Efficacy

One’s sense of competence and effectiveness.