Explain why “Do you meditate to reduce your anxiety?” is a poorly worded survey item.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Answers vary
This item assumes the respondent gets anxious. If the respondent does not get anxious, it will be unclear how they should respond, particularly if a closed-ended response scale is used.
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a. sexual aversion disorder. b. hypoactive sexual desire disorder. c. female sexual interest/arousal disorder. d. female orgasmic disorder.
The monocular depth cue in which shadows cast by objects on others assist in depth perception is:
a. shading b. haze c. overlap d. convergence
Inferential statistics uses the sample data to generalize to populations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The part of the brain that helps regulate hearing, balance and equilibrium, certain emotions and motivation, and recognizing faces is the ______ lobe
a. occipital b. temporal c. parietal d. frontal