DrReside Treated 20 Children Using a New Therapeutic Procedure

question 14

Multiple Choice

Dr.Reside treated 20 children using a new therapeutic procedure.An outside observer rated the children's activity level on a laboratory task before and after the treatment; 80% of the children decreased their activity level following treatment,and Dr.Reside concluded that the procedure was highly effective.What is the major problem with Dr.Reside's experiment?

• A)lack of control group
• B)lack of a double-blind procedure
• C)no baseline measure
• D)the observer was biased

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