An epidemiologist is conducting research on patients with the diagnosis
of schizophrenia. The research is designed to determine what problems occur
at elevated rates among people with this diagnosis.
When the data are analyzed, what will they show occurs at higher rates among people with schizophrenia compared to the general population?
a) anorexia
b) suicide attempts
c) mental retardation
d) loss of immunological functioning
b
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An organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships is called a(n) _______________
a. hypothesis b. operational definition c. research design d. theory
The F-scale is used to measure qualities related to
a. the antisocial personality. b. aggressiveness and its effects on one's health. c. the authoritarian personality. d. passive compliance.