If a counseling psychologist wants to predict college grades from high school grades,college grades are the
A)predictor variable.
B)criterion variable.
C)independent variable.
D)causal variable.

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In this scenario, the counseling psychologist is interested in predicting college grades, which makes college grades the criterion variable (the variable being predicted). High school grades are the predictor variable (the variable being used to make the prediction). Therefore, the best choice is B - criterion variable.

If a Counseling Psychologist Wants to Predict College Grades from High