The Widely Varying Rates of Dissociative Disorders Found Throughout the World

question 119

Multiple Choice

The widely varying rates of dissociative disorders found throughout the world may point to their being a

• A) culture-free syndrome.
• B) culture-bound syndrome.
• C) prevalent disorder independent of culture.
• D) universal psychological phenomenon.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or regression model that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables.

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, implying a possible relationship but not causation.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or classified to see their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are expected to change in response to changes in the independent variables.