A Team of Researchers Wants to Study Whether the Type

question 32

Multiple Choice

A team of researchers wants to study whether the type of neighborhood a person lives in impacts his or her health.Because many different observers will be involved in the study,there is a need to make sure these different observers agree with each other when they make evaluations about neighborhood type and about what "health" looks like.If the various observers agree when they look at the data,they would have achieved which of the following?

• A)coding
• B)intercoder reliability
• C)a high Cronbach's alpha
• D)high accuracy

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Definitions:

Nociceptors

Sensory receptors that respond to potentially harmful stimuli by sending nerve signals to the brain triggering the sensation of pain.

Chemoreceptors

Sensory receptors that respond to chemical stimuli, such as those found in the nose, tongue, or certain body cells.

Special Sense

A type of sensory experience that includes vision, hearing, taste, smell, and balance, involving specific organ systems.

Touch

One of the five senses, involving the perception of sensation through physical contact with the skin.