Antimicrobial Agents That Inhibit Bacterial Growth but Generally Do Not

question 2

Multiple Choice

Antimicrobial agents that inhibit bacterial growth but generally do not kill the organism are known as

• A)bactericidal.
• B)antibiotic.
• C)bacteriostatic.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Operational Definitions

Specifications of the procedures or operations used to measure or manipulate a variable in research, making the variable empirically testable.

Double-blind Procedures

are experimental protocols where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving the treatment versus the control condition, to reduce bias.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to place participants into groups in a way that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, ensuring unbiased distribution.

Naturalistic Observation

A research method where subjects are observed in their natural environment without any manipulation by the observer.