A Study Is Designed to Examine the Effectiveness of a Program

question 4

Multiple Choice

A study is designed to examine the effectiveness of a program in which participants are taught anger management techniques. The best way to design this study is

• A) With a within-subjects design, because there are contrast effects
• B) With a within-subjects design, because there are order effects
• C) With a between-subjects design, because there are contrast effects
• D) With a between-subjects design, so as to increase external validity

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Definitions:

Learning Theory

A framework that describes how learning occurs through interactions with the environment, including through processes such as reinforcement and observation.

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders are mental health conditions characterized by significant fear, anxiety, or distress that interferes with daily functioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.