A Researcher Who Wanted to Test the Persuasiveness of a Message

question 2

Multiple Choice

A researcher who wanted to test the persuasiveness of a message against abortion sent a letter to half of the households in the sample.Later,she called all of the households in the sample and asked them about their attitudes toward abortion.What kind of design was employed in the study?

• A) before-after
• B) nonreactive
• C) after-only
• D) before-only

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