Based on Research Concerning the Link Between Stress and Illness

question 122

Multiple Choice

Based on research concerning the link between stress and illness, which of the following people is most likely to actually contract a cold if exposed to a cold virus?

• A) Carrie, who has a Type B personality
• B) Charlotte, who is happily married, but just had an argument with her husband
• C) Samantha, who has been unemployed for two months
• D) Miranda, who got a speeding ticket on her way home from work

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Definitions:

Sample

A portion of a broader demographic picked for the sake of conducting studies, observations, or questionnaires to collect data representative of the larger population.

Nonresponse Error

An error that occurs in survey research when some participants do not respond, potentially biasing the results.

Survey

A method for collecting information and data about a population by asking questions to a sample of that population to extrapolate insights or conclusions about the whole.

Cluster Samples

A sampling technique where the population is divided into groups (clusters) and a random sample of these clusters is selected to represent the whole population.