A researcher attempts to evaluate the impact of a safety?training program that is intended
to increase the use of helmets by child bicyclists. About the same time that the training
program takes place, the local news media runs a front?page story about a five?year old
whose life was saved by wearing a helmet. This case most clearly illustrates the internal
validity threat of:
a. history.
b. maturation.
c. testing.
d. statistical regression.
A
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incarceration, and recidivism for nonviolent offenders. She is using a comparative group design for testing these relationships. What is a crucial characteristic of the comparison group? a) Different than the treatment group b) Similar to the treatment group c) Random assignment d) Random sample
Why are clinicians likely to become counterdependent at Stage Three?
A. Clinicians have become more comfortable exercising their personal power. B. Clinicians tend to trust the latest theories instead of their own experience. C. Supervisors typically fail to recognize how much progress clinicians have made. D. Supervisors are perceived as withdrawing support when they allow clinicians more independence.
The first phase of problem solving is ______________
a. problem definition. b. problem solution. c. problem generation. d. a and b. e. none of the above.
Differences exist about the merit of specific findings from empirical research, as well as our ethical reasoning in specific situations. These differences imply that well-accepted standards for seeking empirical and ethical truth do not exist.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)