One Group of Researchers Conducted a Study on Adolescent Emotions

question 33

Multiple Choice

One group of researchers conducted a study on adolescent emotions by paging fifth- through ninth-graders at various times during the day and asking for a description of their moods at that moment.They also collected questionnaires and found that the older children expressed more negative emotions associated with

• A) a lack of sleep.
• B) negative life events.
• C) their physical appearance.
• D) their dietary intake.

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Definitions:

Confidentiality

The ethical and often legal obligation to keep someone's personal information private, especially within a professional or research context.

Within-Subjects Design

A research design in which the same group of subjects is exposed to all different treatments or conditions, allowing direct comparison of the effects of each treatment on the same individuals.

Error Variance

Refers to the variation in a set of scores that is caused by extraneous variables or random error, not by the variables under investigation.

Order Effects

The impact that the sequence of presenting stimuli or conditions can have on the outcome of a study.