Matthew is a counselor evaluating treatment outcomes for an intervention for depression. He assigns clients to two treatment groups where both groups receive the same intervention. The only difference is that one group receives the intervention for 2 hours a week and the second group receives the intervention for 1 hour a week. What type of outcome research strategy is Matthew conducting?
a. Client-counselor variation
b. Constructive
c. Parametric
d. Comparative outcome
c. Parametric
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A. the creation of the juvenile justice system B. an increase in the average age of marriage C. the concept and issue of teen pregnancy D. formal collegiate education
The influences of homophobia which subject families with LGBT members to stress are:
A. exosystem only. B. macrosystem only. C. microsystem only. D. exosystem and macrosystem.
The therapeutic alliance is:
a. Important primarily in individual counseling b. Important primarily in family counseling c. The most important predictor of successful counseling d. The least important predictor of successful counseling
In cystic fibrosis (CF) frequent exercises are needed to clear the lungs. Many children with CF resist this because it can be time consuming, laborious, and distressing. Which of the following techniques might the pediatric psychologist be most likely to recommend to parents?
a. providing a desired item or experience after participating in the lung-clearing exercises b. providing a desired item or experience before participating in the lung-clearing exercises c. removing a desired item or experience if the child does not participate in the lung-clearing exercises d. providing an undesirable experience if the child does not participate in the lung-clearing exercises