How Might a Moderator Variable Affect the Relationship Between a Predictor

question 23

Multiple Choice

How might a moderator variable affect the relationship between a predictor and an outcome variable? (You may select more than one option.)

• A) Strength of the relationship
• B) Direction of the relationship
• C) Strength of the relationship between the predictor and the moderator
• D) Direction of the relationships with other predictor variables

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Definitions:

Subgoals

Smaller, achievable objectives set as steps toward reaching a larger goal, facilitating problem-solving and task completion.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

The representativeness heuristic is a cognitive bias where people judge the probability of an event or the likelihood of an object belonging to a category by how much it resembles a typical case.

Heuristics

Cognitive shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision making, often used unconsciously.