Suppose That You Are Planning to Conduct a Study to Look

question 109

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are planning to conduct a study to look at the effect of pet ownership on empathy, but that you cannot find any good measures of empathy (all of the measures that you find seem to fall short of your understanding of what empathy is, or to miss the mark completely) . Unless you can find a measure that you are satisfied with, your research may end up being low in ____.

• A) internal validity
• B) external validity
• C) construct validity of the cause
• D) construct validity of the effect

Discern the balance and tension between environmental protection and economic activities.

Understand the physical and structural differences in the brain between rats raised in enriched versus impoverished environments.

Identify specific neurobiological changes associated with enriched environments.

Recognize the benefits of enriched environments on brain development and neural connectivity.

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Definitions:

Standard Of Living

The degree of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a person or community.

Output Per Worker

measures the average production or services provided by each worker, often used as a productivity indicator.

Discriminates

The act of making distinctions or treating someone differently based on characteristics other than individual merit.

Cost Efficient

A condition or process that achieves the intended result with minimal wasted resources or effort.