You read a research article about abstract thinking and academic achievement in a professional journal. The researchers report a correlation of +.65 between the amount of abstract thought students demonstrate and the grade-point-averages they earn. You should conclude that:
a. Students who think more abstractly are likely to have higher grade-point-averages than their classmates.
b. Students who think more abstractly are likely to have lower grade-point-averages than their classmates.
c. You can promote students' abstract thinking by helping them to earn high GPAs.
d. You can promote students' academic achievement by helping them to think more abstractly.
Question 2
You read in a professional magazine that the correlation between children's anxiety levels and their general effectiveness in social situations is .30. You should conclude that:
a. Children who are highly anxious are more skillful in social situations, almost without exception.
b. Children who have low levels of anxiety are more skillful in social situations, almost without exception.
c. Children who are highly anxious tend to be more skillful in social situations, but with many children being exceptions to the rule.
d. Children who have low levels of anxiety tend to be more skillful in
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