You have a situation in which three variables-X, Y, and Z-are correlated with one another. The correlations of X with Y, X with Z, and Y with Z are referred to as ________ correlations.
A) partial
B) multiple
C) differential
D) zero-order

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Zero-order correlations refer to the direct correlations between two variables without controlling for the influence of any other variable. In the given scenario, the correlations between X and Y, X and Z, and Y and Z are direct correlations without considering the influence of the third variable on these relationships, hence they are zero-order correlations.

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