A Researcher Tests the Effects of a Skills Enhancement Program

question 20

Multiple Choice

A researcher tests the effects of a skills enhancement program by measuring the change in social adjustment of a group of handicapped children before and after they have completed the program against a change in adjustment over the same time period for an equivalent group of children who had not participated in any therapy. The children who went through the program showed significantly greater increase in social adjustment functioning over time. The research design is

• A) comparison-group before-after.
• B) single-group before-after.
• C) comparison-group.
• D) experimental.

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Definitions:

Salience

The aspect of a schema that is active in one’s mind and, consciously or not, colors perceptions and behavior.

Normative Conduct

Behaviors that are considered normal or usual within a society based on shared norms or standards.

Creative Thinking

The process of thinking in new and unusual ways to come up with innovative solutions to problems.

Compliance Techniques

Strategies used to persuade or influence individuals to agree to requests or commands.