Steven completed the statistical analysis of his data and discovered he had obtained a p value of .06. What should Steven do?
A. do the study over again with a larger sample and therefore a larger effect
B. do the study over again with a larger sample and thereby increase his power
C. use nonparametric statistical techniques to reanalyze that data and very likely obtain a significant result
D. cut his losses and move on. If he does the study again, he'll probably find the same thing.
B. do the study over again with a larger sample and thereby increase his power
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a. Test Critiques b. The Mental Measurements Yearbook c. The Directory of Unpublished Experimental Measures d. All of the above
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A. mental health offices B. mental health institutions C. school counselor offices D. nontraditional settings outside the office
Phase 1 of motivational interviewing consists of
a. evaluating options b. the use of a self-efficacy scale c. determining goals d. collaboration on goals
Paradoxical intention encourages a client to:
a. exaggerate a specific symptom. b. do the opposite of what they would have chosen to do. c. do the very things that they fear. d. find positive meanings in difficult situations.