When Evaluating Their Program, in Which Group Exercise Classes Tended

question 12

Multiple Choice

When evaluating their program, in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health, researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked, just so long as it worked. This is an example of:

• A) Black box theory
• B) Program theory
• C) Utilization theory
• D) Theory-driven evaluation
• E) Process theory

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