Cancer Is a Malfunction of Genes That Control Cell Growth

question 13

Multiple Choice

Cancer is a malfunction of genes that control cell growth and division,resulting in tumor formation.Metastatic tumors are easily removable via surgery and do not have the capacity to invade tissues.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

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Definitions:

Reverse Causality

A situation where it is unclear whether A causes B or B causes A, challenging assumptions about cause and effect relationships.

Construct Validity

The extent to which a test or tool accurately measures what it is intended to measure, and the degree to which it can be said to truly assess the theoretical construct it purports to measure.

Social Psychologists

Scientists or researchers who study how an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to and across other situations, people, settings, and time periods.