Professor Miller Has Found That the Correlation Between a Person's

question 25

Multiple Choice

Professor Miller has found that the correlation between a person's "need for affiliation" (found by taking a test to determine the need to be with others) and the number of hours spent watching television is 0.69.He should conclude that

• A)as we observe people with higher and higher need for affiliation,we see a tendency for those people to spend less and less time watching television.
• B)there is not much of a relationship between the two variables because the r is negative.
• C)as we observe people with higher and higher need for affiliation,we see a tendency for those people to spend more and more time watching television.
• D)the people who watch more television tend to have more need to be around others.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The inclination to seek out, understand, prefer, and remember data in a manner that affirms someone's already held beliefs or assumptions.

Selection Bias

A statistical bias in which there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to participate in a study, leading to results that are not representative of the broader population.

Intervention Bias

The tendency to intervene in situations where intervention may not be necessary or could lead to negative outcomes.

Open-Mindedness

The willingness to consider new ideas, points of view, and experiences without preconceived judgments.