Jeremy Lost His Job Very Unexpectedly Last Year,and for a Short

question 48

Multiple Choice

Jeremy lost his job very unexpectedly last year,and for a short while he was not as confident as usual.This change in his level of confidence was representative of a(n)

• A) trait.
• B) state.
• C) abnormal behavior.
• D) ability.

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Definitions:

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study accurately demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship.

Experiments

Scientific procedures undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon or the strength of the relationship between variables.

Meta-Analysis

A statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to arrive at a comprehensive conclusion, increasing the power and precision of the findings.