Most of the Early Failure to Uncover a Significant Relationship

question 41

Multiple Choice

Most of the early failure to uncover a significant relationship between Type A behavior and heart disease occurred because

• A) Type A is a collection of several behavioral tendencies only one of which may cause health problems.
• B) Type A behavior caused heart disease in the past but not anymore.
• C) the first studies that predicted heart attacks were lucky.
• D) self-report inventories are unreliable.

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Definitions:

Frequencies

The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).

Neurons

Cells within the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscles, or gland cells.

Timbre

The distinctive quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.

Loudness

A subjective measure of the strength or intensity of a sound perceived by a listener.