If You Were Conducting an Experiment Examining the Impact of Sleep

question 109

Multiple Choice

If you were conducting an experiment examining the impact of sleep deprivation on physical ability, which of the following would be an appropriate operational definition of sleep deprivation?

• A) being without sleep for more than 24 hours
• B) getting more than 8 hours of sleep the night before the study
• C) participants' self-reported amount of sleep the night before
• D) the average amount of sleep Americans get in a given night

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Definitions:

Same Direction

Indicates movement or trend in parallel or consistent alignment with another.

Model Depicted

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Slope

A measure of the steepness or inclination of a line, often represented as the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change between two points on the line.

Complex Model

A sophisticated analytical framework or system that combines multiple variables and equations to simulate or describe intricate scenarios, often used in scientific, economic, or engineering contexts.