Researchers in One Study Found That Residents in an Old-Age

question 42

Multiple Choice

Researchers in one study found that residents in an old-age home were more active and healthier when they were given additional control over the events in their daily lives. This finding is consistent with theory and research on

• A) self-efficacy.
• B) locus of control.
• C) behavior therapy.
• D) learned helplessness.

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The average value computed from a sample set of data, representative of the population mean.

Hypothesized Population Mean

This is an assumed average of a particular characteristic in a population, used as a standard for hypothesis testing in statistical analysis.

Region of Rejection

The area in the tail(s) of a statistical distribution where, if a test statistic falls, the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis.

T-statistic

A statistic used in hypothesis testing, specifically to determine the significance of the difference between two sample means.