Which Statement Is Accurate Regarding Current Theories on Gender Differences

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which statement is accurate regarding current theories on gender differences in relation to depression?

• A) They all have some supporting evidence, but they all also have some research findings they can't explain.
• B) Life stress and body dissatisfaction explanations have substantially better support than the other explanations.
• C) Artifact theory probably will emerge as a dominant explanation.
• D) Rumination theory has almost no support and is on the way out.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Sampling

Using more than one exemplar of a stimulus (e.g., more than one violent video game).

Meta-Analysis

A quantitative literature review that combines the statistical results (e.g., correlation coefficients) from all studies conducted on a topic.

Factorial Design

A research design used in experiments involving multiple factors where each factor has two or more levels, and the effects of each factor as well as their interaction can be studied.

Quasi-Experiment

A quasi-experiment is a research design that resembles an experimental design but lacks the same level of control or random assignment of participants to groups.