A proband is ______
a. the subject of a case study
b. the case first diagnosed with a disorder, used for comparison in kinship studies
c. the random sample selected from a population in survey research
d. a group of relatives whose phenotypes and genotypes are studied longitudinally
B
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What portion of the organ of Corti transduces sound energy into neural signals?
a. ?ossicles b. ?hair cells c. ?flagella d. ?microvilli
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A. reverse scoring B. self-reports C. social desirability scores D. face validity
Changes that occur naturally in the subjects over time could result in the confound of a. history
b. maturation. c. regression to the mean. d. diffusion of treatment.