A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured following a treatment in one group and is compared to another preexisting but similar group that does not receive the treatment is called ______.
A. an interrupted time series design
B. a one-group pretest-posttest design
C. a nonequivalent control group posttest-only design
D. a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design
Answer: C
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a. quid pro quo contract b. functional agreement c. parallel contract d. two-party contingency
Although the mood-stabilizing drug lithium is the preferred treatment for bipolar disorder, patient compliance has been a problem. Patients often stop taking their lithium, even though it is effective in stabilizing their moods, because they a. become anxious that the drug is too toxic
b. miss the euphoric feelings that mania produces. c. start to have panic attacks. d. cannot afford the high cost of the medication.
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a. ?leader-member exchange theory b. ?existence, relatedness, growth theory c. ?organizational citizenship behavior d. ?counterproductive work behavior
The fact that most people perceive individual elements that are close to each other as being part of a single group is consistent with the Gestalt law of:
a. common fate b. proximity c. similarity d. closure