Which of the Following Has Been Suggested as a Reason

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been suggested as a reason adolescent females are depressed more often than adolescent males?

• A)Puberty comes later for girls,and that makes them feel more stressed.
• B)Females have a more negative view of their own body than do males.
• C)Males face more discrimination at school than females.
• D)Females are not good at ruminating about their problems.

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Definitions:

Survey

A research method that involves collecting data from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions, aimed at gathering information about attitudes, behaviors, or characteristics.

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them without any causal assumption.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately altered to test their impact on the variables being measured.

Manipulating Variables

The process of changing one or more variables in an experiment to observe the effects on other variables.