Jessica Designs a Study to Investigate Differences Between Patients with Eating

question 150

Multiple Choice

Jessica designs a study to investigate differences between patients with eating disorders and people without eating disorders. She constructs a self-report questionnaire with items related to problematic eating behaviours. Based on her research, she indicates that eating disorders can be defined by scores above 35 on her test instrument. This approach is best described as:

• A)Operationism
• B)Constructivism
• C)Dimensionalism
• D)Qualitative empiricism

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Definitions:

Morpholino

Synthetic molecules used to modify gene expression, particularly in the study of gene function in developmental biology.

Species

According to the biological species concept, one or more populations whose members are capable of interbreeding in nature to produce fertile offspring and do not interbreed with members of other species. Compare with phylogenetic species concept.

Population

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a defined geographic area at the same time.

Community

An association of populations of different species living together in a defined habitat with some degree of interdependence. Compare with ecosystem.