A Few of the Variables for Which Data Were Collected

question 12

Multiple Choice

A few of the variables for which data were collected in the Internet & Life Project study include age, gender, income, and number of hours spent shopping online per month. Which of the variables is categorical?

• A) Age
• B) Gender
• C) Income
• D) Number of hours spent shopping online
• E) None

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Definitions:

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A psychiatric treatment where seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

A non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression and other conditions.

Psychosurgery

A type of brain surgery used to treat psychological disorders and alleviate severe emotional distress, typically by severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex.

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations on the brain to relieve severe mental disorders, such as severe obsessive-compulsive disorder or major depressive disorder.