Use the Following Information to Answer the Question

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question. These two headlines are on the same topic.
Headline A: Gaining weight after giving birth for the first time leads to pregnancy- related diabetes during second pregnancy, a new study finds.
Headline B: Women who gain weight after giving birth for the first time dramatically increase their risk of developing pregnancy- related diabetes during their second pregnancy, a new study suggests.
-Was the study referenced most likely a controlled experiment or an observational study?

• A)Controlled experiment
• B)Observational study

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Definitions:

Diffusion Of Responsibility

An aspect of the bystander effect whereby the presence of others leads to a decreased sense of personal responsibility to act.

Civil Inattention

An unspoken rule governing interactions in public places, whereby individuals briefly notice others before ignoring them.

Environmental Justice

A movement that aims to remedy environmental inequities such as threats to public health and the unequal treatment of certain communities with regard to ecological concerns.

New Ecological Paradigm

A way of understanding human life as just one part of an ecosystem that includes many species’ interactions with the environment; suggests that there should be ecological limits on human activity.