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A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output, is news exposure a significant predictor of depression? A psychologist was interested in whether the amount of news people watch predicts how depressed they are. Based on the output, is news exposure a significant predictor of depression?   A) No, because the bootstrap significance value of news exposure is greater than .05. B) Yes, because the p-value for news exposure is .039, which is less than .05. C) Yes, because the bootstrapped confidence interval for news exposure contains zero. D) No, because the confidence interval for news exposure does not contain zero.


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Psychosocial Therapies

Treatments focusing on psychological factors and social interactions to improve mental health and well-being.

Behavioral Techniques

Strategies used in psychological treatment to modify behavior, often through reinforcement, punishment, or modeling.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21, leading to developmental and intellectual delays.

Trisomy 21

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome, also known as Down syndrome.

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