What Stool Description Would Indicate Constipation

question 6

Multiple Choice

What stool description would indicate constipation?

• A) Firm stool passed without difficulty every 3 days
• B) Hard stool passed without difficulty every 2 days
• C) Soft brown stool passed with difficulty every 2 days
• D) Hard dry stool passed with difficulty every 3 days

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Definitions:

Correlational Investigations

Research methods that explore the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causality.

Experiments

Controlled procedures carried out to investigate relationships between variables, often to test a hypothesis.

Quasi Experimental

A research design that attempts to establish a cause-and-effect relationship but lacks random assignment of participants to conditions.

Randomly Assigned

A method used in experiments where participants are allocated to different groups without bias, ensuring each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, enhancing the validity of the results.