Why Does Intervention-Only Design Not Allow One to Study the Effectiveness

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why does intervention-only design not allow one to study the effectiveness of an intervention?

• A) There were too many measurements of the target behavior after to the intervention.
• B) There was no measurement of the target behavior after the interevention was implemented.
• C) There was no measurement of the target behavior prior to the intervention.
• D) There were too many measurements of the target behavior prior to the intervention.

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Definitions:

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