Random Assignment Helps Ensure

question 82

Multiple Choice

Random assignment helps ensure

• A) cohort effects.
• B) differences exist between treatment groups prior to the treatment.
• C) age effects.
• D) similarity of treatment groups prior to the treatment.

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Definitions:

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

A scale that measures the stressfulness of life events to predict the impact of stress on health.

Major Life Changes

Significant events or transitions in an individual's life that can have profound psychological and emotional impact, such as marriage, divorce, or loss of a loved one.

Stressors

External pressures or events that cause stress, challenging an individual's ability to cope and potentially affecting their well-being.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A model that describes the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, introduced by Hans Selye, consisting of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.