A Researcher Studying Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder Is Gathering Information on How

question 93

Multiple Choice

A researcher studying attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is gathering information on how many children receive an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis each year.Which of the four primary goals of science is she addressing?

• A) description
• B) control
• C) prediction
• D) explanation

Understand the United States' policy toward Vietnam during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Comprehend the Eisenhower administration's perception of and response to nationalist movements in the Third World.

Analyze the role of the CIA in the Third World during the Eisenhower administration.

Compare and contrast Eisenhower's reactions to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Hungarian uprising.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.