What is a true experimental design? Please define and provide an example of a study which uses this type of design.
What will be an ideal response?
Two criteria are used in distinguishing true experimental designs from other designs:
random assignment to groups and manipulation of the independent variable. True experimental
designs include a pretest–post-testequivalent group, a post-test-only group, and the Solomon
Four-Group Design.
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What does the family preservation model argue?
a. Abusers need to be removed from the home to preserve the family. b. Children need to be removed from the home. c. Children need to be raised in the nuclear family. d. Children need to stay with non-abusive loved ones.
The one central principle agreed upon by family therapy practitioners, regardless of their particular approach, is that:
a. the client is connected to living systems. b. family dysfunction is typically caused by the most dominant family member. c. lack of differentiation is the primary cause of all family dysfunction. d. the empty chair technique is the most effective technique.
In 2014, this group became majority-minority for the first time, with 50.2% being part of a minority race or ethnic group:
a) children under the age of 5 b) millenials c) children between 11 and 17 d) people who are 50 and over
The defense mechanism that keeps unacceptable wishes and feelings out of consciousness is
a. displacement b. repression c. reaction formation d. rationalization