Joseph Lister Argued Against Which Assumption in Making His Contribution

question 61

Multiple Choice

Joseph Lister argued against which assumption in making his contribution to medicine?

• A)Surgical techniques must be based on an accurate knowledge of human anatomy.
• B)Sterilization is best achieved with the use of heat.
• C)Putrefaction is a natural part of the healing process.
• D)Surgical infection is God given and inevitable.

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Definitions:

Physical Coordination Skills

Abilities that involve the use of the body's muscles in a synchronized manner to perform tasks efficiently and effectively.

Experimental

Experimental refers to a method or approach characterized by conducting controlled tests or trials to explore hypotheses and observe outcomes.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to equally distribute participants across various group treatments, ensuring that each group is statistically similar at the start.

Manipulating Factors

Variables that researchers deliberately change or manipulate in an experiment to see if they have an effect on some other variable.