To Ascertain the Effect of Wilderness Survival Training, a Researcher

question 29

Essay

To ascertain the effect of wilderness survival training, a researcher measures a group of 14-year-old Boy Scouts and a group of 8-year-old Boy Scouts who have not yet had wilderness survival training. The boys are measured at the same time on proficiency in various skills. Discuss the weaknesses related to experimental validity.

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Definitions:

Somatic Death

The physical death of the body tissues after the cessation of biological functions that sustain a living organism.

Brain Death

A medical condition where all functions of the brain, including the brainstem, have irreversibly ceased, used as a legal definition of death in many jurisdictions.

Paralysis

The loss of the ability to move and sometimes to feel anything in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury.

Brain Death

A medical condition where all functions of the brain cease permanently, indicating the end of life.