New mothers' scores on a measure of extreme stress should correlate ______ with their infants' birth weights.

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Extreme stress during pregnancy has been associated with adverse outcomes such as low birth weight. As the stress levels increase, the birth weight of the infant is likely to decrease. Therefore, the correlation between new mothers' scores on a measure of extreme stress and their infants' birth weights should be negative.

New Mothers' Scores on a Measure of Extreme Stress Should