A Researcher Was Interested in Predicting Whether a Person Would

question 17

Multiple Choice

A researcher was interested in predicting whether a person would attempt to commit suicide (score = 1) or not (score = 0) from their depression scores. They found that the value of exp b was 2.56. How should this value be interpreted?

• A) If two people have depression scores that differ by 1 unit, then the odds of the person with the higher score attempting suicide are 2.56 higher than for the other person.
• B) 2.56 times more people who attempted suicide scored highly on depression.
• C) If two people have depression scores that differ by 1 unit, then the odds of the person with the higher score attempting suicide are 2.56 lower than for the other person.
• D) Suicide rates are 2.56 times as high in depressed people.

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Definitions:

Mirror Neuron Activity

Neural activity observed in certain brain regions that activate both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another.

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Neurons that activate both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another, thought to be fundamental to learning and empathy.