Roger and Lydia Met for a Blind Date

question 56

Multiple Choice

Roger and Lydia met for a blind date. Roger had been told by his best friend that Lydia was charismatic and vivacious. During their date Lydia was friendly but she was quite shy and didn't initiate much of the conversation. Still, Roger thinks that Lydia is one of the most exciting people that he has met, and he can't wait to see her again. Roger's reaction to his date with Lydia shows that

• A) unconscious motivation has little impact on overt behaviour.
• B) people's experience of the world is highly subjective.
• C) behaviour is determined by multiple causes.
• D) cultural heritage has a large impact on behaviour.

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Definitions:

Pearson Correlations

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, quantified by the Pearson correlation coefficient, ranging from -1 to 1.

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change among individuals or experiments.

Predictors

Variables in statistical models that are used to forecast or anticipate the outcome of a dependent variable.

Explained Variance

The portion of the total variance in a dataset that is attributable to the model's inputs.