Waiting Until After a 12- to 18-Hour Postabsorptive Period Had

question 117

True/False

Waiting until after a 12- to 18-hour postabsorptive period had past would be necessary to obtain an accurate measure of the basal metabolic rate.

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Experimental Group

In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.

Independent Variable

A factor in a scientific study that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Cause-Effect Relationships

The principle stating that every effect in the natural world has a specific cause, and every cause leads to a specific effect.

The Experiment

A methodological approach in research to test hypotheses and establish causation by manipulating variables and observing the effects on a subject or system.