Catz and Colleagues Conducted an Experiment with 207 Individuals Taking

question 39

Multiple Choice

Catz and colleagues conducted an experiment with 207 individuals taking HIV medications.Participants were randomly assigned to read one of six vignettes.The vignettes varied by medical situation and physician prescription action.For medical situation, participants were randomly assigned to one of three levels.For physician prescription action, participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions.In this example, the factorial design would be represented as:

• A)2 X 2
• B)2 X 3
• C)3 X 3
• D)3 X 2

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Definitions:

Persistence

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African Savanna

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Fire

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