A Researcher Measures Nicotine Cravings in Participants Each Day for One

question 63

Multiple Choice

A researcher measures nicotine cravings in participants each day for one week before and for one week after the researcher begins a program designed to help patients quit smoking. This is an example of a(n) ____ design.

• A) time-series
• B) interrupted time-series
• C) equivalent time-samples
• D) Pretest-posttest design

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Definitions:

Medical Advancements

Progress or developments in medical science that improve health care, treatment, and diagnostic capabilities.

Social Class

A system of stratification based on access to such resources as wealth, property, power, and prestige.

Gender Inequality

The social process by which people are treated differently and disadvantageously, under similar circumstances, based on their gender.

Deprivation Amplification

The process by which initial disadvantages or deprivations are exacerbated by subsequent barriers or setbacks.