You Are Conducting a Survey of International Students Studying at Your

question 26

Multiple Choice

You are conducting a survey of international students studying at your university.Several of the questions on the survey try to determine how much exposure to American culture the student had before coming to the United States.You suspect that the more exposure the student had before arriving here,the fewer problems of adjustment he or she will report.You are looking for a(n) ____.

• A) hypothesis.
• B) negative correlation.
• C) positive correlation.
• D) independent variable.

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Definitions:

Long-term Care

A variety of services designed to meet a person's health or personal care needs over a long period of time.

Independence

The state or condition of being free from dependency on others or external control.

Ethnic Minority Groups

Social groups that are differentiated from the dominant groups in a society based on cultural, national, religious, linguistic, or racial characteristics.

Majority Groups

Social or ethnic groups that hold a significant amount of power and influence within a society.