Questions Below Will Be Based on the Following: a Researcher

question 38

Multiple Choice

Questions below will be based on the following: A researcher was interested in discovering whether attitude changes can be more effectively brought about when persons are made to feel part of the decision making process. A group of women was selected and randomly assigned to one of two groups, one group being placed in a large lecture hall, and the other in a small discussion-group setting. In the lecture setting, a speaker exhorted the women to use less expensive cuts of meat, whereas in the small-group setting a different group leader, although raising the same issues as the lecture had, also encouraged the subjects to participate in the discussion and offer suggestions, Several weeks later both groups of women were checked at home to determine whether they were indeed using the meat cuts which had been urged. Only 3% of the lecture group members had the meat cuts, whereas 32% of the discussion group members had the meat cuts. The difference was clearly significant.
-Whether or not the women later had the meat cuts defined

• A) the assigned independent variable
• B) the manipulated independent variable
• C) the error scores
• D) the dependent variable

Identify causal risk factors for suicide.

Define and differentiate between persistent depressive disorder and cyclothymia, focusing on similarities and distinctions beyond their classification as mood disorders.

Evaluate the current research evidence on treatment strategies for unipolar depression and determine best practices.

Understand the role of genetic factors in the development of depression in response to stress.

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Definitions:

Catecholamines

Hormones made by the adrenal glands, such as adrenaline and noradrenaline, which are involved in the body's stress response.

Norepinephrine

A hormone and neurotransmitter involved in the body's fight or flight response, regulating heart rate and blood pressure among other functions.

Epinephrine

A hormone and neurotransmitter also known as adrenaline that increases heart rate, muscle strength, blood pressure, and sugar metabolism.

Homeostasis

The physiological process by which living organisms maintain stability in their internal environment despite changes in external conditions.