A(n) _____ Is Any Agent or Condition That Increases the Risk

question 77

Short Answer

A(n) _____ is any agent or condition that increases the risk for prenatal abnormalities.

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Definitions:

Nonexperimental Method

Use of measurement of variables to determine whether variables are related to one another. Also called correlational method.

Nonexperimental Method

A research method where the researcher observes and records behavior without manipulating any variables.

Experimental Control

The process of keeping variables constant or regulating external factors to ensure that observed effects are due to manipulated variables only.

Independent Variable

A manipulated factor in an experiment, chosen to determine its potential effect on a dependent outcome.