You Read in a Professional Magazine That the Correlation Between

question 3

Multiple Choice

You read in a professional magazine that the correlation between test anxiety and classroom test performance is -.30.You should conclude that:

• A)students who have high test anxiety perform at higher levels on classroom tests, almost without exception.
• B)students who have low test anxiety perform at higher levels on classroom tests, almost without exception.
• C)students who have high test anxiety perform at higher levels on classroom tests, but with many students being exceptions to the rule.
• D)students who have low test anxiety perform at higher levels on classroom tests, but with many students being exceptions to the rule.

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Definitions:

Ames Room

An optical illusion room designed to manipulate perceived size and perspective, where objects appear larger or smaller than they really are.

Proximal Stimulus

The physical energy from an object that directly interacts with sensory receptors, leading to perception.

Distal Stimulus

An object or event in the external world that provides information to the sensory organs.

Bottom-Up Processing

A cognitive process in which perception starts with an input from the environment, leading to the integration of the features of the stimulus into a cohesive whole.