What type of research design was used for this study?
What will be an ideal response?
318-319) At a large university, a group of education specialists tested the effectiveness of a new academic improvement course. Students seeking help at the university counseling center because of academic difficulties were asked to participate in this 4-week program. Only students who were judged to be deficient in reading comprehension and other study-related skills were chosen for the program. Students who sought help at the counseling center for emotional difficulties were included in the study as a comparison group. These students received the usual treatment offered at the counseling center. A group of 30 students completed the academic-improvement program at the counseling center. Average test grades from the students' courses for the two groups were compared before (midterm exams) and after (final exams) the program. Analyses revealed that a statistically significant majority of the students were doing better in school after completing the academic-improvement program than before.
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Geert Hofstede compared cultures on five different dimensions related to a continuum of individualism and collectivism. Compared to the Japanese, Americans were ____
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a. Lack of privacy, deadline pressures, lack of control over one's work b. High noise levels, fear of being downsized, conflicts with coworkers c. Office politics, cost or loss of health care and pension benefits d. All of these and more
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a. generalized anxiety disorder. b. pyrophobia. c. panic disorder. d. post-traumatic stress disorder.