Research on the Relationship of Sports Participation and Teenage Girls

question 176

Multiple Choice

Research on the relationship of sports participation and teenage girls' self-esteem has

• A)been inconclusive.
• B)shown a negative relationship; nonathletes have stronger self-esteem.
• C)shown no relationship of team sports to self-esteem.
• D)shown a positive relationship, with athletes having better self-esteem than nonathletes.

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Definitions:

Vertical Axis

In graphing, the y-axis, which typically represents the dependent variable or the quantity being measured.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation that shows the relationship between an individual's consumption bundle and the level of satisfaction or utility derived from it.

Indifference Curves

Indifference curves are graphical representations used in microeconomics to demonstrate a consumer's preferences for various combinations of two goods, keeping satisfaction constant.

Horizontal Axis

A reference line on a graph or chart running left to right, typically used to represent the independent variable or basis of comparison.