As Discussed in the Text, One Study Conducted in 2001

question 72

Multiple Choice

As discussed in the text, one study conducted in 2001 examined short biographies that were written by nuns in 1930. The study found that the nuns who ____ in the biographies had lived about 10 years longer than the nuns who didn't.

• A) focused on their adult lives rather than their childhoods
• B) expressed high commitment to being a nun
• C) focused on other people (rather than themselves)
• D) expressed high positive emotions

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Definitions:

College Professors

Academic professionals who teach students in colleges and universities and often engage in research.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical variability that describes the range between the first (25th percentile) and third (75th percentile) quartiles, effectively capturing the middle 50% of the data.

1st Quartile

The value below which 25% of the observations in a dataset fall, also known as the 25th percentile.

3rd Quartile

The 3rd quartile, also known as Q3, marks the value below which 75% of the data in a dataset falls, effectively dividing the higher quarter of data from the rest.