Which of the following provides a partial map for the indicated relationship drawn from this research title? "Effects of attendance and effort on cognitive and physical functioning among older adults in a long-term exercise program"
a. Cognitive function ? attendance in a long-term exercise program
b. Effort ? physical functioning
c. Long-term exercise program ? older adults
d. Physical function ? effort in an exercise program
ANS: B
A conceptual map includes all of the major concepts in a theory or framework. These concepts are linked by arrows expressing the proposed linkages between concepts. Each linkage shown by an arrow is a graphic illustration of a relational statement of the theory. In this example, the title of the research project clearly shows a positive relationship between attendance and effort on cognitive and physical functioning in older adults in a long-term exercise program. This diagram begins to accurately demonstrate this relationship.
This indicates the wrong directional relationship between the variables.
Older adults is not a variable in this situation.
This indicates the wrong directional relationship between the variables.
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