A Politician Argues That It Is Very Difficult If Not

question 154

Multiple Choice

A politician argues that it is very difficult if not impossible to eliminate problems such as drug and alcohol abuse and asserts that what is important is for us to reduce the negative consequences associated with these behaviours, such as unsafe sex and criminal behaviour. This politician's views are most consistent with

• A)the relapse prevention model
• B)the abstinence model
• C)the harm reduction model
• D)the tolerance model

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or variability within a set of data, indicating how much individual data points deviate from the mean of the data set.

Null Hypothesis

A statement that there is no effect or no difference and that any observed effect is due to sampling or experimental error.

Assumption of Normality

This refers to the assumption that a dataset is normally distributed, often required in parametric statistical tests.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experimental study that is expected to change or respond as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.