DrLittle Is Interested in Studying the Effects of a New

question 66

Multiple Choice

Dr.Little is interested in studying the effects of a new medication on children with asthma between the ages of six and 12.She gets permission to try the medication on asthma patients in several hospital clinics.In this example,the sample includes children

• A)of all ages with asthma.
• B)with asthma between the ages of 6 and 12.
• C)with asthma between the of ages six and 12 from the clinics where Dr.Little does her study.
• D)with asthma of all ages who do not receive medication.

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Definitions:

Stress Inoculation Training

A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy aimed at helping individuals develop skills to cope with stressful situations effectively.

Aversive Conditioning

A behavior conditioning technique where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that establishes how society or a part of it organizes and functions.

Family Therapy

Therapy that treats the family as a system. Views an individual’s unwanted behaviors as influenced by, or directed at, other family members.