Researchers worried about whether variation in the dependent variable, psychological adjustment, occurred before or after the variation in the independent variable, social support, are concerned about which criterion for causation?

a. Association
b. Time order
c. Nonspuriousness
d. Mechanism
e. Context


b. Time order

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A) ?criticism. B) ?contempt. C) ?defensiveness. D) ?connectedness.

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Why is collaboration important in social work?

What will be an ideal response?

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__________ is considered the first primary prevention program of its kind, designed to prepare disadvantaged children on a universal level for kindergarten.

a. Head Start b. Goals 2000 c. Gun-Free Schools Act d. A Nation at Risk

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If a treatment group has a mean score of 4 on a scale measuring degree of emotional distress, then the typical case in that group has a score of 4

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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