Jacob Studies the Link Between Listening to Music and Happiness

question 47

Multiple Choice

Jacob studies the link between listening to music and happiness.He finds that people who listen to music report that they are happier than people who do not listen to music.Which of the following is most likely to be the correlation coefficient between happiness and listening to music?

• A)0.00
• B)0.270
• C)1.00
• D)0.27

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Cognitive Dissonance

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