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What is the importance of the Tarasoff case?


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Natural Experiments

studies where researchers take advantage of existing natural circumstances to study the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable without the need for direct manipulation.

Autism

A developmental disorder characterized by challenges with social interaction, communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

Analogue Experiments

These experiments use conditions that are made to simulate or resemble the real-world scenarios under study, allowing for controlled investigation of hypotheses.

Matched Designs

A research method in which participants are paired or grouped based on similarities in key characteristics to control for those variables in an experiment.

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