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

question 73

Multiple Choice

In trying to determine if the Type A/Type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of heart disease,it becomes apparent that

• A)not every individual shows distinctively Type A or Type B characteristics.
• B)women are usually Type A and men are usually Type B.
• C)interviews to assess people's personality characteristics are more reliable than questionnaires.
• D)medical tests are the only valid predictors of heart disease.

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