A Researcher Analyzes Scores from Two Studies in Which Patients

question 40

Multiple Choice

A researcher analyzes scores from two studies in which patients' temperatures were measured after antipyretic medications are given.One study measures temperatures in centigrade and the other in Fahrenheit.The researcher will

• A) calculate standard deviation measures for each study using their scale values.
• B) compile all data regardless of scale and calculate measures of central tendency.
• C) determine a Z-score and then calculate measures of central tendency.
• D) realize that studies using different measures cannot be compared.

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Definitions:

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, thereby blocking external events from awareness.

Rationalization

A psychological strategy where debatable actions or emotions are rationalized in an apparent logical way to evade the actual reason behind them.

Projection

A defense mechanism whereby individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or attributes onto others.

Repression

Repression is a defense mechanism in psychology where an individual unconsciously blocks distressing thoughts, feelings, or memories from their conscious awareness.