A researcher measures the effectiveness of an antidoping advertisement campaign by measuring the number of arrests for doping before and after the campaign. One problem is that police initiate a crackdown on doping during this same time. What is the history effect in this example?
What will be an ideal response?
The crackdown on doping during the time of the advertisements is the history effect.
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The empirical approach emphasizes
A. direct observation and experimentation. B. intuition and skepticism. C. reliability and confirmation. D. control and qualitative analysis.
By age 40, about 50 % of men have enlarged prostates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) ?This program is likely to lower her stress and blood pressure and aid her immunity. B) ?This program is likely to lower her stress but not likely to lower her blood pressure. C) ?This program is likely to lower her blood pressure but not aid her immune function. D) ?This program is likely to lower her stress but not affect blood pressure or immunity.