Suppose You Obtained the Following Results in a Multiple Baseline

question 25

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:

Third Variable

A variable that is not directly involved in the hypothesis being tested but can influence the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

Action Potential

The neural impulse that travels along the axon and then causes the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body.

Genetic Codes

The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells.