Question

A negative correlation between degree of wealth and likelihood of suffering from a psychological disorder would indicate that

A) poverty makes people vulnerable to psychological disorders.
B) people who are poor are more likely to have a psychological disorder than are wealthy people.
C) psychological disorders usually prevent people from accumulating wealth.
D) all of these statements are correct.

Answer 1

The poor are more likely to have a psychological disorder than the wealthy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between two statements or objects can be explained in terms of correlation. Two main types of correlation are the positive correlation and negative correlation.

According to the question there is negative correlation between the wealth and the psychological disorder. This means that the poor people and people belong to the poverty background has high chance to suffer from the psychological disorder.

Thus, the correct answer is option (b).