Some People Have a Condition Called Alexithymia Which Means That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Some people have a condition called alexithymia which means that they:

• A) neglect emotion terms when they are reading a text.
• B) are more likely to recall emotionally valenced nouns (e.g., storm) in a memory recall task than neutral nouns (e.g., weather).
• C) have problems putting into words how they feel.
• D) tend to over-emphasize emotions and under-emphasize thoughts in their daily lives.

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Definitions:

Backward Elimination

A stepwise regression technique used in statistical analysis to select significant variables by starting with all variables and successively removing the least significant ones.

Forward Selection

A stepwise regression method where variables are added one by one to the model based on their statistical significance.

Stepwise Regression

A statistical method of building a model by adding or removing predictors based on their statistical significance.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.