What Type of Research Design Was Used in the Framingham

question 10

Multiple Choice

What type of research design was used in the Framingham Heart Study?

• A) Case series
• B) Cohort
• C) Cross-sectional
• D) Case-control

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Definitions:

Arms Control

Measures aimed at controlling the development, testing, deployment, and proliferation of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, to reduce the potential for armed conflict and promote international security.

Pros and Cons

The advantages and disadvantages of a particular decision, course of action, or situation, considered to help make a more informed decision.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people, in which the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Fake Electric Shocks

A method used in psychological experiments where participants are led to believe they will receive or have received electrical shocks, when in fact no such shocks are actually administered.