One Study Examined the Impact of Informational and Emotional Support

question 51

Multiple Choice

One study examined the impact of informational and emotional support for men and women who were undergoing facial surgery.What did the results reveal?

• A)People who had less social support anticipated their surgery with more sadness,required more anesthesia,and had briefer hospital stays.
• B)People who had more social support anticipated their surgery with less anxiety,required less anesthesia,and had briefer hospital stays.
• C)Men and women were equally affected by emotional support.
• D)Women benefitted more than men from informational support.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Two or more events that cannot occur at the same time.

Compatible

Two events are compatible if they could both occur.

Coin Flipped

A metaphorical expression used to describe an event that has an equal probability of occurring in one of two ways.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.