In a Study Described in Your Text,Williams Followed Up on Females

question 106

Multiple Choice

In a study described in your text,Williams followed up on females who had been brought to a hospital emergency room for treatment of sexual abuse when they were children.What proportion of the sample did NOT report the original incident when these women were interviewed 17 years after their emergency room visit

• A) almost all (95 percent) 
• B) approximately half (55 percent) 
• C) just over one-third (38 percent) 
• D) very few (9 percent)

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Definitions:

Room Lighting

The arrangement, type, and intensity of light sources within a space, which can influence mood, perception, and performance of tasks.

Control Group

In scientific experiments, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used for comparison purposes with the group that does receive the treatment.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is observed and measured for changes to assess the effect of manipulations in the independent variable.