Question

A college newspaper interviews a psychologist about student ratings of the teaching of faculty members. The psychologist says "The evidence indicates that the correlation between the research productivity and teaching rating of faculty members is close to zero. Which of the following would be a correct interpretation of that statement?

Answer 1

Answer:

When the psychologist elaborated on how productivity in that particular case has nothing to do with ratings, the interviewer interpreted it in a wrong manner and put it up as good researchers cannot make good teachers.  

Explanation:

• The meaning of what the psychologist said was not taken as it is by the interviewer and was rather twisted due to confusion.
• The interviewer interpreted exactly the opposite of what the psychologist said because he could not understand the use of words made by the psychologist in a different manner.