In the example of the ABA design in the book, the results indicated that there was a significant increase in performance in the B condition over the baseline A condition, and that there was a significant increase in performance in the second A condition over the B condition. This enabled the experimenter to conclude that the effects were caused by _____

a. the treatment c. testing
b. maturation d. none of these


D
The ABA design does not include counterbalancing. When performance increases over all 3 conditions, it is impossible to conclude what caused the increase.

Psychology

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A. parasympathetic; somatic B. parasympathetic; autonomic C. sympathetic; somatic D. sympathetic; autonomic

Psychology

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a. ?lifestyle, stress, and health beliefs b. ?culture, family, and social support c. ?genetics, infection, and injury d. ?political, legal, and economic systems

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A) sensitized B) habituated C) conditioned D) reinforcing

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Intially, remarriage brings which of the following conditions?

poorer health financial insecurity intimacy strained relationships

Psychology