If Individuals Who Sit in the Back of the Classroom

question 115

Multiple Choice

If individuals who sit in the back of the classroom receive lower grades on average than the rest of the class, does that mean that sitting in the back of a classroom causes one to perform poorly on exams?

• A) Not necessarily. The reoccurrence of a certain relationship between two variables does not necessarily imply causation.
• B) The reccurrence of such a relationship is definitely caused by the variation of another variable.
• C) The reccurrence of such a relationship is sufficient evidence that sitting in the back of a classroom will lead to lower grades.
• D) The reoccurrence of such a relationship is sufficient evidence that students who receive low grades prefer to keep a low profile and always sit in the back of the classroom.

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Definitions:

Social Learning

Observational learning that occurs when someone watches others get rewarded or punished for behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response originally elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Reciprocal Determinism

The idea that people choose the environments they enter and then change them.

Introverted Tendencies

Characteristics or behaviors of an individual that show a preference for inward-focused experiences and activities, often entailing less social interaction.