The prevailing explanation for the relationship between
stress and illness has been that increased levels of stress result in a decrease in the immune system's ability to protect the body from illness. On the other hand, it is possible that people who are experiencing stress engage in more health-damaging behaviors, this leads us to a greater likelihood of illness. This different explanation of the relationship demonstrates the importance of
A) falsifiability.
B) ruling out rival hypotheses.
C) replicability.
D) extraordinary claims.
B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Males experiencing a lack of sexual interest or desire would be candidates for disorder, whereas females who are not interested in sexual activity could qualify for
a. delayed ejaculation; genito-pelvic pain b. erectile; female orgasmic c. male hypoactive sexual desire; female sexual interest/arousal d. hypoactive sexual desire; hypoactive sexual desire