Dr. Appel says, Excessive alcohol consumption is when drinking interferes with social and occupational functioning.. But Dr. Baker says, Excessive alcohol consumption is when a person's frequency and quantity of drinking is in the top 10 percent of all drinkers.. What the two doctors are disagreeing about is ____.
a. the need for a control group
b. an operational definition
c. the reliability of measurement
d. the base rate
Question 2
A research report includes this paragraph: We hypothesized that anxiety disorders are more frequent in children whose parents are divorced. We looked at the frequency of anxiety problems in divorced and intact families, using court records to determine when the divorce took place.. What component of scientific research is missing in this paragraph?
a. There is no operational definition of anxiety disorder.
b. There is no reliable way of determining timing of divorce.
c. There is no examination of base rates.
d. There is no clearly stated hypothesis.
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