The Idea That Society Should Not Use Expensive Life-Sustaining Technologies

question 2

Multiple Choice

The idea that society should not use expensive life-sustaining technologies on people in their old-old years is called:

• A) passive euthanasia.
• B) physician assisted suicide.
• C) active euthanasia.
• D) age-based rationing of care.

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Definitions:

Experimental Design

The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives and ensure that the results are statistically significant and replicable.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its effect on the dependent variable in an experiment.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.

Confounding Variable

A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in a study, potentially misleading the results if not controlled.