Several Clinicians Interview a Patient and Use a New Diagnostic

question 113

Multiple Choice

Several clinicians interview a patient and use a new diagnostic system to independently provide the same diagnosis. We can say that it appears the new diagnostic system is .

• A) reliable
• B) valid
• C) both reliable and valid
• D) neither reliable nor valid

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Definitions:

Conserve Energy

Efforts or strategies aimed at reducing the consumption of energy to save resources and reduce environmental impact.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movements of the body by transmitting signals from the brain to the muscles.

Sensation

The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells through electrical and chemical signals.