Which of the Following Statements About Positive and Negative Affectivity

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about positive and negative affectivity is correct?

• A)Positive affective people see the "glass as half empty".
• B)Negative affective people in power tend to find mutually agreeable solutions to problems.
• C)Positive affective people experience nervousness.
• D)When negative affective people comprise a team,there tends to be less cooperation among members.

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Definitions:

Correlation

A measure of the relationship between two or more variables; the degree to which they change together.

Coefficient of Alienation

A statistical measure used to quantify the degree of relationship or non-relationship between two variables, often indicating the extent to which they are unrelated.

Unexplained Variance

The portion of the total variance in a dataset that is not accounted for by the statistical model.

Indirect Correlation

A relationship between two variables such that when one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease, or vice versa, mediated by a third variable.