Jordan Is a Developmental Psychologist Who Studies Bullying and Aggression

question 48

Multiple Choice

Jordan is a developmental psychologist who studies bullying and aggression in elementary school students. Her days often consist of spending time in the schoolyard with the children and making careful notes of their interactions. She pays particular attention to incidents of bullying in the schoolyard and is trying to find personality characteristics that are associated with bullying. In her most recent study, she found that being a bully is negatively correlated with academic performance at the 0.05 level of significance.
-Which of the following is an accurate representation of Jordan's findings in her latest study

• A) Being a bully causes a child to have bad grades.
• B) Having bad grades causes a child to be a bully.
• C) There is an association between being a bully and having low grades.
• D) There is no significant association between being a bully and having low grades.

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