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111. Which of the following statements is NOT true of a correlation?

A)Correlations can range from -1.0 to +1.0.

B) Negative correlations indicate relatively weak relationships.

C) Correlations can indicate possible causal factors.

D) Correlations can identify high-risk groups.

E) Negative correlations indicate inverse relationships.

112.Which of the following relationships would most likely have the weakest correlation?

A)a school child’s age and vocabulary

B)a building’s height and weight

C)number of fingers on a person’s hand and intelligence

D)air temperature and number of air conditioners being used

E)amount of snowfall and number of skiers

113.In her dissertation research, a graduate student finds a correlation of +0.95 between two of the variables being studied. How should she interpret this correlation coefficient?

A)There is no relationship between the variables.

B)The variables have a moderate, positive relationship.

C)The variables have a strong, negative relationship.

D)The variables have a moderate, negative relationship.

E)The variables have a strong, positive relationship.

114.A correlation coefficient of 0.00 means

A)there is no relationship between the variables.

B)as one variable increases, the other variable increases.

C)as one variable decreases, the other variable decreases.

D)as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

E)the variables are dependent.

115.Which of the following is NOT a benefit of correlational research?

A)It can establish cause-and-effect relationships.

B)It can identify high-risk groups.

C)It can allow prediction of one variable on the basis of the other.

D)It can help increase understanding of relationships between variables.

E)It can offer clues to underlying causes.

116.In a study of the effects of various brands of ice cream on weight gain, type of ice cream consumed represents the

A)dependent variable.

B)independent variable.

C)placebo.

D)control variable.

E)random variable.

117.You see a journal article entitled, “Injection of Happystuff causes a reduction in symptoms of depression in adult males.” This tells you that the independent variable

A)is the injection of Happystuff.

B)is the reduction in symptoms of depression.

C)is the population of adult males.

D)is the construct of depression.

E)cannot be determined.

118.Dr. Wilmington is a social psychologist who studies the topic of love. He goes to a variety of places where couples are found and watches how they interact with each other. Which research method is Dr. Wilmington using for his study?

A)case study

B)survey

C)correlational

D)experiment

E)naturalistic observation

119.In an experiment, the factor that changes in response to some other factor is referred to as the

A)independent variable.

B)dependent variable.

C)control variable.

D)random variable.

E)placebo.

120.In an experiment, the ______ group receives the manipulation of the independent variable.

A)control

B)experimental

C)independent

D)dependent

E)random