The results from older adults' self-reports (surveys) of their health found that _______
a. there is no longer a need for objective measures of health because they measure the same thing.
b. only about 40% of adults over 75 rate their health as good to excellent.
c. young adults were less likely than older adults to rate their health as excellent.
d. the overwhelming majority of adults over 65 rate their health as fair or poor.
B
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a. psychometric b. naturalistic observation c. case study d. correlational
Dr Vigrosky is testing the effectiveness of a new drug, called Xiptoflux, which is
supposed to alleviate certain symptoms which accompany "restless leg syndrome. " Dr Vigrosky gives one group of participants, who suffer from "RLS," a drug which has already been approved by the FDA. He gives another group of participants, who suffer from "RLS," the new drug, Xiptoflux. He found no significant difference between the new drug and the old drug in terms of the alleviation of the symptoms of "restless leg syndrome." What aspect of Dr Vigrosky's design could be improved in subsequent trials of the study? A) He could have compared the two drugs to a third "restless leg syndrome" drug B) He could have used an experimental group C) He could have used a placebo control group D) He could have given the new drug to a group of people who do not suffer from "RLS"