PSYC 1010 Quiz: What is a correlation? reivison notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Aviva Goldberg

Document Summary

It"s a term that comes up in science and maths as it"s a technique used to analyse the relationship between 2 variables. The results are plotted on a graph and the relationship identified. A dog barking when its owner starts to open a can of dog food: on your sheet mark which of these you think are behaviours that have been learnt (therefore not innate). A child eating with a knife and fork. A dog chasing a rabbit across a field. Personality the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that makes an individual unique. Relationship a connection between two or more variables. Variable a factor or thing that can change it varies. Longitudinal study a study carried out to show how behaviour changes over time. Correlation - a techniques used by researchers to establish the strength of a relationship between 2 variables. Monozygotic twins twins developed from one fertilised egg. Scatter graph a graph for representing correlations.