Professor Rodman,a Social Psychologist,studied the Relationship Between the Severity of Injuries

question 152

Multiple Choice

Professor Rodman,a social psychologist,studied the relationship between the severity of injuries in automobile accidents and the use of seat belts.He obtained a correlation coefficient of -0.72.In the context of correlational research,which of the following conclusions will the professor most likely arrive at?

• A)Wearing seat belts causes injuries in 72 percent of all accidents.
• B)People who wear seat belts sustain less serious injuries in an accident.
• C)People who wear seat belts sustain more injuries in an accident.
• D)Wearing a seatbelt is not predictive of the type of injury one receives in an accident.

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