The Example in the Text Predicting Distress in Cancer Patients

question 6

Multiple Choice

The example in the text predicting distress in cancer patients used distress at an earlier time as one of the predictors. This was done

• A) because the authors wanted to be able to report a large correlation.
• B) because the authors wanted to see what effect earlier distress had.
• C) because the authors wanted to look at the effects of self-blame after controlling for initial differences in distress.
• D) because the authors didn't care about self-blame, but wanted to control for it.

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