A Nurse Researcher Assigns Half of a Study Sample to an Experimental

question 12

Multiple Choice

A nurse researcher assigns half of a study sample to an experimental group and the other half of the study group to a control group.What does this represent regarding controlling for mediating variables?

• A) Data-collection constancy
• B) Manipulation of the mediating variable
• C) Elimination of the mediating variable(s)
• D) Manipulation of the independent variable

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Definitions:

Pregnant

The state of carrying developing offspring within the body after conception.

Psychosocial Development

A framework by Erik Erikson that describes how personal and social development progresses through eight predetermined stages over an individual's lifetime.

Soccer Team

A group of players formed to compete in the sport of soccer, consisting of both starting players and substitutes.

Erikson

refers to Erik H. Erikson, a developmental psychologist known for his theory on the psychological development of individuals across eight stages from infancy to adulthood.