What Happens If an Intervention Takes a "Shot Gun" Approach

question 27

Multiple Choice

What happens if an intervention takes a "shot gun" approach?

• A)The health psychologists are forcing participants to finish the intervention process..
• B)Large numbers of people are exposed to the intervention with the hope that those who need it are included in the exposed group.
• C)It is wasting time and money.
• D)Both b and c

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Definitions:

Prosocial

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Reciprocal Helping

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Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

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Risky-Shift Effect

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