Matt Pays a $50 a Month Membership Fee at Bruno's

question 34

Multiple Choice

Matt pays a $50 a month membership fee at Bruno's Gym.He can exercise at the gym as many times as he wishes.If the membership fee is measured along the vertical axis and the number of times he exercises is measured along the horizontal axis,the graph between his membership fee and the number of times he exercises will

• A) be a horizontal line.
• B) be positively sloped.
• C) be negatively sloped.
• D) be a vertical line.
• E) start out positively sloped and then, as Matt loses interest, become negatively sloped.

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Definitions:

Experimental Method

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships in controlled conditions.

Cause-And-Effect

The principle that every event (effect) is produced by a cause, showcasing the relationship between actions and their outcomes.

Correlational Method

A research methodology that examines the relationship between two or more variables to determine if a correlation exists.

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested, which is contrasted with a control group that does not receive the experimental treatment.