A Practitioner Tests Whether a New Technique Will Be Effective

question 9

Multiple Choice

A practitioner tests whether a new technique will be effective in reducing the number of time-outs required in play therapy sessions for children with conduct disorders.In each of the two sessions before implementing the new technique,five time-outs occurred.In each of the two sessions after implementing the new technique,no time-outs occurred.The practitioner should conclude:

• A)The technique clearly was effective.
• B)History can be ruled out as an alternative explanation for the improvement.
• C)There were a sufficient number of data points in the study.
• D)None of these.

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