What Is Meant by the "Sleeper Effect" in Understanding the Consequences

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the "sleeper effect" in understanding the consequences of divorce?

• A) Children of divorce may not feel its harmful consequences until years after the divorce.
• B) Children of divorce have trouble sleeping for years after the divorce.
• C) Adults experience a resurgence of love for their divorced spouses for years after their divorces.
• D) Adults require sleeping medications for years after their divorces because of persistent depression.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

A measurement of the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Confidence

In statistics, the degree of certainty or probability that a parameter lies within a specified range of values.

Randomly Sample

A method of selecting a subset of individuals from a population in such a way that each individual has an equal chance of being chosen.

Clear Majority

A situation or result in which a significantly larger portion of a group supports a particular outcome or opinion over all others combined.