If You Asked a High School Student, "If You Knew

question 154

Multiple Choice

If you asked a high school student, "If you knew you had 2 months to live, what would you most want to do?" the most typical response would be:

• A) spend more time with my family
• B) spend more time with my friends
• C) travel and do the things that I want to do but have not yet had the chance
• D) kill myself

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

Random assignment is a method used in experiments to randomly allocate participants to different groups to ensure each has an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

Personality Differences

The variations among individuals in terms of their emotional, interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal, and motivational behaviors.

Experimental Groups

In research, these are groups of subjects exposed to the independent variable or treatment, allowing researchers to assess the effect of the variable on outcomes.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.