It Is Important to Be Aware of the Concept of Cohort

question 57

Multiple Choice

It is important to be aware of the concept of cohort effects because they can:

• A)be mistaken for age effects.
• B)cause an experimenter to influence the results of an experiment.
• C)bias results, because subjects are not randomly assigned to experimental groups.
• D)be taken for true findings, even though they don't really exist.

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Definitions:

Service of Process

The procedure by which a party to a legal action gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court, or administrative body.

Summons

A legal document issued by a court and addressed to a defendant that notifies him or her of the lawsuit and how and when to respond to the complaint. A summons may be used in both civil and criminal proceedings.

Complaint

A formal written document that begins a civil lawsuit; contains the plaintiff’s list of allegations against the defendant along with the damages the plaintiff seeks.

Defendant

An entity, whether a person, corporation, or institution, facing legal action in a court.