A Researcher Wants to Create an Intervention to Improve the Well-Being

question 16

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to create an intervention to improve the well-being of graduate students in a counseling program,so she gives one group of students specific doses of rocky road ice cream,the second group of students specific doses of licorice,and the third group of students specific doses of chewy fruit-flavored candies for their treatments.As a second factor,she includes students in their first semester of their first year of graduate school as one cohort and students in the first semester of their second year of graduate school as the other cohort.To analyze the differences in well-being between the students in the three different "treatments" and two cohorts,she would use a(n) ______.

• A)analysis of covariance
• B)analysis of variance
• C)factorial analysis of variance
• D)repeated-measures analysis of variance

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Definitions:

Cognitive-affective Units

are mental structures that determine how individuals process information and emotions in relation to their beliefs and attitudes.

Cognitive Therapists

Mental health professionals who use approaches designed to change dysfunctional beliefs and thought patterns, typically to treat depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders.

Construct System

A cognitive structure used by a person to categorize and interpret experiences, often influencing their perception and behavior.

Psychological Health

An individual's overall state of mental, emotional, and psychological well-being.