Reflect on the Are You Equipped Now at the End

question 75

Multiple Choice

Reflect on the Are You Equipped Now at the end of the chapter.The article indicated that about 11% of the participants had already received acupuncture in the year before the treatment.This fact is associated with which of the following threats to internal validity?

• A)selection
• B)maturation
• C)regression to the mean
• D)attrition

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Definitions:

Stress Response

The body's way of reacting to a challenge or demand, involving various physical and psychological responses.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by accelerating the heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and raising blood pressure, among other things.

Oxytocin

A hormone produced in the brain that plays significant roles in childbirth, breastfeeding, and emotional bonding.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through when exposed to stress for prolonged periods.