Older Theories of Development

question 73

Multiple Choice

Older theories of development

• A)are not useful today.
• B)are just as useful today as they were when they were first developed.
• C)are useful today only when they are kept up-to-date.
• D)are useful today only when they explore new ideas.

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Definitions:

Accomplices

Individuals who knowingly and voluntarily participate in the commission of a crime or act, aiding the primary actors.

Quasi-Experimental

A research design that closely resembles an experimental study but lacks the element of random assignment to treatment or control groups, making it less able to definitively establish cause-and-effect relationships.

Random Assignment

Procedure whereby each study participant has an equal chance of being in each treatment group.

Random Assignment

Refers to the process in procedural statistics and experimental design where study participants are assigned to either the treatment or control group using a random method to ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being placed in any group.