A Psychologist Examines the Effect of a New Therapy by First

question 49

Multiple Choice

A psychologist examines the effect of a new therapy by first assessing patients' symptoms using a pretest,then administering eight weeks of therapy,and then administering a posttest.Based on this research design,the psychologists will be able to

• A)make a causal claim about whether the treatment is effective.
• B)make a claim about the applicability of the treatment to other potential patients.
• C)neither (A)nor (B)
• D)both (A)and (B)

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