Sarah and Joe Are Taking the Same Psychology Class

question 98

Multiple Choice

Sarah and Joe are taking the same psychology class.Sarah wants to do well in the class because she is earning credit toward a general education requirement.Joe wants to do well because he loves the material.Sarah wants to do well because of _____ motivation,whereas Joe wants to do well because of _____ motivation.

• A) intrinsic; extrinsic
• B) extrinsic; intrinsic
• C) intrinsic; intrinsic
• D) extrinsic; extrinsic

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Definitions:

Regression Analysis

An approach in statistics for modeling how a dependent variable is related to one or more independent variables.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.

Residual

The difference between observed and predicted values in a regression analysis.

Regression Source Table

A tabular representation in regression analysis that summarizes the sources of variation in the data, including measures like the sum of squares due to regression and residual error.