The Condition Used to Describe the Degree of Stiffening of the Body

question 9

Multiple Choice

The condition used to describe the degree of stiffening of the body after death is known as

• A) algor mortis
• B) calor mortis
• C) livor mortis
• D) rigor mortis

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Definitions:

Construct Validity

The extent to which a test measures what it claims, or is supposed to measure, within theoretical frameworks.

Reverse Causality

A situation where the supposed effect influences the cause, challenging the traditional direction of causation.

Confound

A variable that mistakenly appears to cause the observed effect but in reality is associated with both the supposed cause and effect, thus misleading the interpretation.

Temporal Order

The sequence in which events occur in time.