Question: You may be aware of the stereotype about the crazy elderly person who owns a lot of cats. Have you wondered whether the stereotype is true? As a researcher, you decide to interview 100 senior citizens in a retirement complex. You assess all senior citizens on two variables:
(1) the number of cats they own and
(2) their level of mental health problems (a higher score indicates more problems).
a. Imagine that you found a positive relation between these two variables. What might you expect for someone who owns a lot of cats? Explain.
b. Imagine that you found a positive relation between these two variables. What might you expect for someone who owns no cats or just one cat? Explain.
c. Imagine that you found a negative relation between these two variables. What might you expect for someone who owns a lot of cats? Explain.
d. Imagine that you found a negative relation between these two variables. What might you expect for someone who owns no cats or just one cat? Explain.