Suppose You Obtained the Following Results in a Multiple Baseline

question 26

Multiple Choice

Suppose you obtained the following results in a multiple baseline design assessing the impact of family therapy on tantrums,chores,and truancy in treating one child and his parents.Which interpretations is/are plausible?

• A) History could NOT have caused the change.
• B) The intervention may have had generalizable effects.
• C) History is the only plausible cause of the change.
• D) Maturation caused the change.

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Definitions:

Natural Tendency

An innate or inherent inclination or predisposition towards a particular behavior, action, or thought pattern.

Person-Centered Therapy

A nondirective, humanistic therapy developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist creates an accepting climate and shows empathy, freeing clients to be themselves and releasing their natural tendency toward self-actualization.

Insight

The sudden realization of the relationship between elements in a problem situation, which makes the solution apparent.

Cognitive

Pertaining to the mental processes involved in knowledge, understanding, learning, and thinking.