A Double-Blind Procedure Is Used in an Effort to Reduce

question 118

Multiple Choice

A double-blind procedure is used in an effort to reduce the likelihood that expectancies of condition will influence the results; therefore, _____ of treatment are unaware of which treatments are being provided.

• A) only the participants
• B) both the participants and the administrators
• C) only the administrators
• D) only the researchers

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Definitions:

Global Outcome Measures

Broad assessments used to evaluate the overall effectiveness of treatments or interventions across different domains of functioning.

Norm Groups

Reference groups used in psychological testing to establish norms or average scores against which individual test scores can be compared.

Program Evaluation

Program evaluation is the systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics, and outcomes of programs to make judgments about the program, improve its effectiveness, and/or inform decisions about future programming.

Significance

The quality of being worthy of attention; importance.