One of the Descriptions Below Is from the Perspective of Physiological

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Multiple Choice

One of the descriptions below is from the perspective of physiological study, the rest are from an anatomical perspective. Select the description below that comes from physiological perspective.

• A) The pancreas lies deep to the stomach within the abdominal cavity.
• B) The skull is formed by 22 facial and cranial bones.
• C) The contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels (vasoconstriction) can reduce the flow of blood through the vessel.
• D) The chambers of the heart and blood vessels leading to and from the heart are separated by valves composed of fibrous connective tissue.

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Definitions:

Multiple Causes

The idea that events or phenomena often have several contributing factors rather than a single source.

B Data

Behavioral data in psychology, which consists of observations about an individual's behavior in natural or staged scenarios, often used for assessing personality.

Face Validity

The degree to which an assessment instrument, such as a questionnaire, on its face appears to measure what it is intended to measure. For example, a face-valid measure of sociability might ask about attendance at parties.

Exploratory Factor Analysis

A statistical technique used to identify potentially underlying variable structures within a set of observed variables without a preconceived structure in mind.