Dr Ayers Finds Positive Correlations Between Scores on a Measure

question 91

Multiple Choice

Dr. Ayers finds positive correlations between scores on a measure of authoritative parenting and scores on measures of children's healthy psychological development. Based on your text's discussion, what result might she find if she replicated her research using a sample composed only of children with

• A)She would find no correlation between scores on a measure of authoritative parenting and scores on measures of children's healthy psychological development.
• B)She would find a negative correlation between scores on a measure of authoritative parenting and scores on measures of children's healthy psychological development.
• C)She would find the same positive correlation between scores on a measure of authoritative parenting and scores on measures of children's healthy psychological development.
• D)She would find a stronger positive correlation between scores on a measure of authoritative parenting and scores on measures of children's healthy psychological development.

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