DrSherman Is Studying Marital Relationships and Wants to Be Able

question 97

Multiple Choice

Dr.Sherman is studying marital relationships and wants to be able to determine which types of couples are at the highest risk for divorce.Which of the four primary goals of science is he addressing?

• A)description
• B)control
• C)prediction
• D)explanation

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Definitions:

Suspect

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or wrongdoing, but not yet proven.

Confabulation

The production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive.

Psychogenic Amnesia

A type of amnesia caused by psychological stressors, rather than physical injury or disease, leading to temporary memory loss.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition characterized by an inability to form new memories following the onset of the amnesia, while memories from before the event remain intact.