Health Psychologists Are Interested in Measuring the Degree to Which

question 55

Multiple Choice

Health psychologists are interested in measuring the degree to which Marco feels at risk for catching the H1N1 virus.Health psychologists are therefore interested in Marco's

• A)Perceived severity.
• B)Perceived susceptibility.
• C)Perceived self-efficacy.
• D)Perceived barriers.

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Definitions:

Factorial Experiment

An experimental design in which the effects of two or more variables are measured simultaneously.

Normally Distributed

Refers to a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Samples

Individual observations or subsets of data collected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Balanced Experiment

An experimental design where all groups or treatments have an equal number of subjects, minimizing bias and variability.