To Assess the Effectiveness of the Flu Vaccine for County

question 649

Multiple Choice

To assess the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for county residents,Mr.McCallum wants to administer vaccine injections to all county residents rather than give half of them a placebo injection.Mr.McCallum is most clearly underestimating the importance of

• A) testing a large sample.
• B) operationally defining his procedures.
• C) replicating observations of other researchers.
• D) creating a control group.

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Definitions:

Problem-focused Coping

A coping strategy targeting the causes of stress in practical ways, aiming to reduce or eliminate the stressors.

Explanatory Style

An individual's habitual way of explaining events, especially the causes of adverse events, which can influence their psychological health.

Internal Attributions

The inference that a person's behavior is due to their own internal characteristics, such as personality, beliefs, or efforts, rather than external circumstances.

External Attributions

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others by pointing to causes outside the individual, such as situational factors.