Which Phenomenon Would Be LEAST Appropriately Studied Using a Natural

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which phenomenon would be LEAST appropriately studied using a natural experiment?

• A) The effects of premarital abstinence on later sexual functioning
• B) The effects of war on children in Syria
• C) The effects of a plant closing on community cohesiveness
• D) The effects of a particularly harsh blizzard on depression

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Definitions:

Albert Ellis

A psychologist who developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes changing irrational beliefs.

Self-efficacy Beliefs

An individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments, reflecting confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.

Albert Bandura

A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and agentic human behavior.

Conceptualized

The process of forming a concept or idea by bringing together various ideas, observations, and findings into a cohesive understanding.