If the Linear Correlation Between Shoe Size and Height Is

question 56

Multiple Choice

If the linear correlation between shoe size and height is 0.758 and Dave is 2 standard deviations above the mean in shoe size,what would you predict is Dave's height with respect to the mean height?

• A)2.000 standard deviations above the mean height
• B)1.516 standard deviations above the mean height
• C)0.575 standard deviations above the mean height
• D)0.758 standard deviations above the mean height
• E)1.149 standard deviations above the mean height

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Definitions:

Tone

In communication and literature, the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was originally conditioned.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that's associated with a primary conditioned stimulus also becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between one stimulus and similar stimuli, ensuring that only the original stimulus triggers the conditioned response in classical conditioning.