Suppose You Obtained the Following Results in an ABAB Design

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose you obtained the following results in an ABAB design assessing the effectiveness of family therapy in reducing a child's temper tantrums.Which interpretations is/are plausible?

• A) History could NOT have caused the change.
• B) The intervention may have been effective, but with irreversible effects.
• C) History is the only plausible cause of the change.
• D) Maturation caused the change.

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