Content Analysis Is a Technique That Involves

question 106

Multiple Choice

Content analysis is a technique that involves:

• A) the systematic analysis of communication in which researchers organize responses in order to summarize the substance of the communication.
• B) the process of using multiple techniques to assess the same information.
• C) an examination of the natural patterns of dialogue that focuses on features such as turn taking, gaze direction, and how speakers sequence speech.
• D) using numbers and statistics to objectively examine associations between variables, predict outcomes, and make comparisons.

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Definitions:

Ghrelin

A hormone produced by the stomach that stimulates appetite.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their inherent satisfaction rather than for some separable consequence.

Optimal Level of Arousal

A theory suggesting that individuals have a preferred level of stimulation or arousal that they seek to maintain by increasing or decreasing stimulation.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method that happens by linking an external stimulus with a stimulus that occurs naturally.