Suppose That You Are in a Hospital Where You Are

question 91

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are in a hospital where you are waiting for surgery. According to research, you would prefer to share a room with a person who

• A) has never had surgery before.
• B) recently had surgery that was different from yours.
• C) recently had surgery similar to yours.
• D) is about to have surgery similar to yours.

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Definitions:

Generalized

Describes concepts or conclusions that are extended to apply broadly across multiple situations or populations without specific details.

Carryover Effects

A phenomenon in repeated measures designs where the effect of previous condition(s) carries over to influence performance in subsequent condition(s).

AB Design

A basic experimental design consisting of a control phase (A) followed by a treatment phase (B), used primarily in behavior analysis to assess the effect of a treatment or intervention.

Randomized AB Design

An experimental design involving random assignment to two groups, A (control) and B (treatment), to examine the effect of a variable.