You Are Running a Study Similar to Duffy Et Al

question 2

Multiple Choice

You are running a study similar to Duffy et al.'s 1988 experiment. You will present participants with the following sentence: The advisory _______ met once per week. The blank will be filled with either cabinet or group. Which word will take participants longer to read, and why?

• A) Group, because it is a more commonly used word than cabinet in the English language
• B) Cabinet, because it is the more often used and dominant term for a collection of people
• C) Group, because it is an unambiguous word for a collection of people
• D) Cabinet, because it is the less frequently used and subordinate term for a collection of people

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Definitions:

Health Information

Data related to an individual's medical history, treatment, diagnoses, and conditions, often protected by privacy laws.

Legislation

The process of making or enacting laws, or the body of laws that have been established by a governing authority.

Province

A territorial unit of a country that forms the basis of its administrative structure.

Tort

A civil wrong causing harm or loss, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.