How Do Hypotheses Differ from Theories

question 45

Multiple Choice

How do hypotheses differ from theories?

• A)Theories are more comprehensive than hypotheses.
• B)Theories must be testable; hypotheses do not need to be testable.
• C)Hypotheses are educated guesses, and theories are tentative explanations.
• D)Hypotheses are derived from experimentation, whereas theories are derived from observation.

Examine the disparities in health outcomes related to stress among different ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

Understand the diathesis-stress model in explaining individual differences in susceptibility to illness under stress.

Distinguish between specific and nonspecific immune responses and their importance in stress-related diseases.

Evaluate the empirical evidence linking stress with specific health outcomes such as heart disease, headaches, and ulcers.

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