What Is the Difference Between the Primary Focus of Researchers

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the primary focus of researchers and practitioners?

• A) Researchers focus on changing individual's problematic behaviors by altering conditions in their environment. Practitioners conduct highly controlled experimental studies to determine the best behavior-change procedures to use with their clients.
• B) Researchers try to discover relations between environment and behavior. Practitioners focus on improving lives.
• C) Researchers work exclusively with nonhuman organisms to discover relations between the behavior and the environment that may generalize to human populations. Practitioners apply the research from nonhuman populations to their clients.
• D) There is essentially no difference between the focus of researchers and practitioners.

Explore relationships between poor health outcomes and socioeconomic factors such as the lack of grocery stores in marginalized neighborhoods.

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Definitions:

Aldehydes

A class of organic compounds obtained from alcohol by oxidation and also found in cigarette smoke; they cause mutations and are related to the development of cancer.

Tars

Complex chemical substances resulting from the burning or combustion of organic material, often associated with smoking.

Stimulant

Substances that increase physiological or nervous activity in the body, often enhancing alertness, attention, and energy.

Tranquilizer

A drug used to reduce anxiety or distress, often by inducing a mild sedation.