For Your Master's Thesis You Built Up a Series of Studies

question 121

Multiple Choice

For your master's thesis you built up a series of studies examining social skill deficits among individuals with an autism spectrum disorder. Each study built on the previous study, and when you defended your master's thesis you had a better understanding of this social skills phenomenon. What you did was:

• A) a quasi-experimental study.
• B) a program evaluation.
• C) programmatic research.
• D) a focus group.

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Definitions:

Physiological Changes

Alterations in the body's normal biological functions or processes, which can occur due to various factors including stress, illness, or environmental changes.

Experience Of Emotion

A psychological state or process that involves the complex interaction of cognitive evaluations, physiological responses, and behavioral or expressive reactions to a stimulus.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that emotions are the result of the perception of physiological responses to external events.

Emotion

An intricate mental condition characterized by someone's own perception, bodily responses, and manner of behavior or expression.