Which of the following is a strength of a pretest-posttest control group design?
a. Pretests can be used to select and deselect participants before the actual treatment.
b. Confidentiality of the responses of the participants can be easily protected.
c. A considerable amount of the researcher's time and effort is saved.
d. Potential sensitizing effects pertaining to external validity can be eliminated.
a
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Involuntary referral is illustrated by all EXCEPT
A. inadvertent services by a human service agency. B. juvenile court may order services for first offenders. C. individuals incarcerated for crimes. D. agreement of abusive parents to seek counseling.
Describe Socratic questioning and give an example of a Socratic question a CBT therapist might ask a client.
What will be an ideal response?
In criterion-referenced assessments, with DSM diagnoses for example, appropriate decision making relies on critical evaluation of the
a. standard setting process. b. stakes involved in the diagnosis. c. cultural background of the individual as it relates to assessment content. d. All of the above.
What is the difference between manifest and inventoried interests?
a. Manifest interests are gathered from the activities clients enjoy in their daily lives, whereas inventoried interests are derived from clients’ results on assessment instruments. b. Inventoried interests are gathered from what clients enjoy doing in their daily lives, whereas manifest interests are derived from clients’ results on assessment instruments. c. Manifest interests are those that clients explicitly state and inventoried interests are comprised of things clients used to enjoy doing but in which they no longer participate. d. Manifest interests can be tested and inventoried interests are usually assumed.