In Trying to Determine If the Type A/type B Classifications

question 22

Multiple Choice

In trying to determine if the type A/type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of heart disease, which of the following becomes apparent?

• A)Interviews to assess people's personality characteristics are more reliable than questionnaires.
• B)Medical tests remain the most valid predictors of heart disease.
• C)Not every individual shows distinctively type A or type B characteristics.
• D)Women are usually type A, and men are usually type B.

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