A Group of Researchers Are Studying Depression in a Sample

question 178

Multiple Choice

A group of researchers are studying depression in a sample of patients. Each researcher independently assesses the level of depression in each patient, but their assessments do not match. The problem with the research is that:

• A) depression cannot be studied scientifically.
• B) the researchers do not have an objective measure of depression.
• C) there are too many researchers.
• D) the patients are not really depressed.

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Definitions:

Depth Perception

The ability to perceive the world in three dimensions and judge the distance of an object.

Convergence

The process or state of converging, in various contexts such as the meeting of two or more lines or paths at a point, or the evolution of similar features in independent species.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a key feature of neural network functioning.

Continuity

Refers to the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time.