A researcher wants to look at the effects of "stress endurance treatment" on self-esteem in cancer patients. The researcher measures 50 cancer patients on self-esteem

The researcher then has all the participants attend "stress endurance treatment" sessions once a week. At the end of the 8-week treatment, participants are again measured on self-esteem. This is an example of a(n)

A) ex post facto design.
B) ad hoc design.
C) single-group, posttest-only design.
D) single-group, pretest-posttest design.


Answer: D

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