If the Correlation Between Anxiety and Test Scores Is -

question 111

Multiple Choice

If the correlation between anxiety and test scores is -.85,then we can safely conclude that

• A) high anxiety causes low test performance.
• B) low test performance causes high anxiety levels.
• C) there is a positive relationship between anxiety and test scores.
• D) there is a negative relationship between anxiety and test scores.

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