Which Theoretical Explanation for Suicide Argues That When One Person

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which theoretical explanation for suicide argues that when one person commits suicide,this can set off a cluster of other suicides?

• A) psychological
• B) contagion
• C) selection
• D) ecological

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Definitions:

Explananda

Phenomena or facts that are explained within the context of scientific or philosophical inquiry.

Hypothesis

The proposition (or propositions) in an explanation that purport to show why another proposition (the explanandum) is true.

Propositions

Statements or assertions put forward in debate or argument, characterized by their ability to be true or false.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is explained by a scientific theory or investigation.