Jackie Correlates the Number of Hours Spent Studying with Final

question 45

Multiple Choice

Jackie correlates the number of hours spent studying with final grades in a course and finds the correlation is +0.55.When Phil correlates the number of classes missed with final grades in a course,he finds the correlation is -0.75.You should predict that,when the results are plotted using a scatter diagram,

• A) Jackie's data points will cluster more tightly than Phil's data points.
• B) all Phil's data points will fall on a flat horizontal line running from left to right.
• C) Phil's data points will cluster more tightly than Jackie's data points.
• D) all Jackie's data points will fall on a vertical line running from top to bottom.

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Definitions:

Humanistic Psychology

A psychological perspective emphasizing individual potential, self-actualization, and the importance of free will and personal growth.

Birth of Psychology

The historical commencement of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline, marked by Wilhelm Wundt establishing the first experimental psychology lab in 1879.

1879 in Germany

Marks the year when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated to experimental psychology, marking the birth of psychology as a distinct scientific discipline.

Wilhelm Wundt

Often referred to as the father of modern psychology, he established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.