In a Previous Correlational Study,Dr

question 8

Multiple Choice

In a previous correlational study,Dr.Lafayette has found that owning dogs is associated with lower levels of daily stress in a sample of returning war veterans.Which of the following would constitute a shift from theory-testing mode to generalization mode?

• A) Conducting a study on the same sample of war veterans, this time using a different measure of daily stress
• B) Conducting a study examining the stress reduction in dogs
• C) Conducting an experimental study in which he assigns people to own a dog or not
• D) Conducting a study using a sample of elderly participants from a local retirement home
• E) All of the above would be studies done in generalization mode

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