Explain a Research Situation When You Would Run a Pearson's

question 53

Essay

Explain a research situation when you would run a Pearson's product moment correlation, with attention given to the types of variables under study, the variables' level of measurement(s), and what the potential findings might mean in terms of the directionality and magnitude of the correlation.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

In classical conditioning, a naturally occurring reaction to an unconditioned stimulus, requiring no previous learning.

Waking Up

The process of transitioning from sleep to consciousness.

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.