A correlation of -.65 between test anxiety and college GPA means that
A) there is negligible correlation between the two variables.
B) test anxiety causes low grades in college.
C) students with high test anxiety tend to get lower grades than students with low test anxiety.
D) low grades contribute to high test anxiety among college students.

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A correlation of -.65 indicates a moderate to strong negative correlation between test anxiety and college GPA. This means that there is a tendency for students with high test anxiety to receive lower grades than students with low test anxiety. It does not necessarily mean that test anxiety causes low grades or that low grades contribute to high test anxiety.

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