Jerry Has a General Sense of Hopelessness and Has Recently

question 136

Multiple Choice

Jerry has a general sense of hopelessness and has recently been diagnosed with heart disease. The development of his psychophysiological disorder may be a result of:

• A) biochemical activity.
• B) behavioral changes.
• C) personality style.
• D) social support.

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Definitions:

Experimental Situation

The setting experimental subjects are placed in. This setting may be a threat to external validity if it does not reflect external reality.

External Validity

Relates to whether an experiment has in fact captured the external world that the researcher is investigating.

Attrition

The loss of participants during the course of a study, which can impact the study's outcomes and generalizability.

Nonprobability Sampling

Sampling based on a judgment by the researcher.