Which of the Following Correlation Coefficients Indicates the Strongest Relation

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relation?

• A) +.78
• B) -.84
• C) +.35
• D) 00

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Definitions:

Cryptomnesia

A memory bias that occurs when a person mistakenly believes a thought or idea is new or original, when it is actually a memory from the past.

Serial-position Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than those in the middle.

Ebbinghaus

Refers to Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist known for his research on memory and the forgetting curve.

Forgetting Patterns

The ways in which the ability to recall or recognize previously learned information decreases over time.