Researchers analyzed records of hospitalization for heart disease in two Ohio cities, Bowling Green and Kent. A city ordinance e
nacted in Bowling Green banned smoking in public areas. Results indicated that hospitalization rates for the two cities were similar before the smoking ban, but hospitalization rates decreased in Bowling Green compared to Kent following the smoking ban. A potential threat to internal validity that will need to be ruled out is: _____________
Histrionic means that it is exaggerated or showy. It is a exaggerated dramatic designed to attract attention and that is what Alex is doing. He is "center of attention".
