A Researcher Tests a New Intervention for Nausea Associated with Chemotherapy

question 38

Multiple Choice

A researcher tests a new intervention for nausea associated with chemotherapy, in hospitalized patients. At the same time, a new over-the-counter medication containing natural herbs is marketed aggressively, and some of the hospital patients are given this herbal remedy by their families. This is a threat to which type of validity?

• A)Construct validity
• B)Internal validity
• C)External validity
• D)Statistical conclusion validity

Understand the factors contributing to and characterizing ethnic identity development and its stages.

Understand the biological perspective on psychological disorders and the importance of genetics, chemical imbalances, and brain abnormalities.

Recognize historical and supernatural perspectives on mental illness.

Grasp the concept of the diathesis-stress model and its role in the development of psychological disorders.

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Definitions:

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy.

Persimmon Orchard

A Persimmon Orchard is a plantation or area specifically dedicated to growing persimmon trees, which bear the edible fruit known as persimmons.

Bushels

A unit of volume that is used primarily in the United States to measure quantities of agricultural products.

Profit

This is the financial gain obtained when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the costs, expenses, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.