In a previous correlational study,Dr.Lafayette has found that owning dogs is associated with lower levels of daily stress in a sample of returning war veterans.Which of the following would constitute a shift from theory-testing mode to generalization mode?
A)Conducting a study on the same sample of war veterans,this time using a different measure of daily stress
B)Conducting a study examining the stress reduction in dogs
C)Conducting an experimental study in which he assigns people to own a dog or not
D)Conducting a study on dog ownership using a sample of elderly participants from a local retirement home

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The shift from theory-testing mode to generalization mode would involve using a different population other than war veterans, and choice D involves using elderly participants from a retirement home, thus representing a different population. Choice A still uses war veterans as the sample population, but with a different measure. Choice B also remains in theory-testing mode and focuses on dogs' stress reduction, which was not the original purpose of the correlational study. Choice C involves an experimental study, which is still in theory-testing mode, but there is no guarantee that the results would hold for other populations, so it does not constitute a shift to generalization mode.

In a Previous Correlational Study,Dr