In the Example in the Text Assessing the Effect of Family

question 60

Multiple Choice

In the example in the text assessing the effect of family therapy on anorexic girls by the mean levels of weight gain, the difference between the independent samples design used there and the related means design used in Chapter 13 is that the independent samples design

• A) compared the mean weight gained by anorexic girls in family therapy to the mean weight gained by girls in a control group.
• B) compared the means of pre-therapy weights to the means of post-therapy weights.
• C) assumed the weight gains of the two groups would be related.
• D) assessed family therapy as a predictor of weight gain.

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Definitions:

Pituitary Gland

A small endocrine gland in the brain involved in regulating vital body functions and general wellbeing, through the secretion of hormones.

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The part of the peripheral nervous system associated with voluntary movement of body muscles as well as the reception of external stimuli.

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