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DrValencia Is Considering Conducting a Study Examining Whether Narcissistic People

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Dr.Valencia is considering conducting a study examining whether narcissistic people have poorer social interactions than those who are not narcissistic.One of her first tasks is to determine which of her participants are narcissistic and which are not.She decides to use the scale created by a colleague,the Mayo scale.Question 1 reads,"I tend not to think about other people as much as I think about myself." Question 2 reads,"I do not have a high opinion of myself." Question 3 reads,"I think other people think I am really special."

-Dr.Valencia calculates a correlation coefficient (r) to examine the relationship between Question 1 and Question 2 and between Question 1 and Question 3.She finds a correlation coefficient of
R = -0.73 between Questions 1 and 2 and a correlation coefficient of r = 0.74 between Questions 1 and 3.Which of the following is true of her findings?

Definitions:

Criticized By Peers

The act of receiving negative feedback or judgement from individuals of the same age group or social standing.

Misconceptions

Incorrect or mistaken beliefs or ideas that are held in spite of contradictory evidence.

Child Maltreatment

Any behavior or sequence of behaviors by a parent or caregiver, whether done or not done, that causes harm, the possibility of harm, or poses a risk of harm to a child.

Perpetrators

Individuals who commit harmful, illegal, or morally wrong acts, often culprits of crimes or abuses.