Clinical assessments for outcome evaluation may be repeated over time during treatment in order to
A) determine the patient's changing attitudes toward the therapist.
B) be certain the problem behavior has been identified.
C) recheck the accuracy of the diagnosis.
D) evaluate a patient's progress.
Ans: B) be certain the problem behavior has been identified.
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During the excitement phase of the sexual response cycle,
a. males experience muscle tension and blood pressure increase, while females experience respiration rate increase. b. all females experience nipple erection. c. females have only psychological reactions. d. males and females experience vasocongestion.
Cohort effects occur when
A) participants in longitudinal studies become "test-wise" from repeated study. B) particular cultural and historical conditions influence participants born at the same time. C) participants in longitudinal studies move away or drop out of the research. D) participants in a study have a special appreciation for the scientific value of research.
In the Iwata & Becksfort study, what IV did the experimental group receive that the control group did not?
What will be an ideal response?
How do case-control and cohort designs differ?
a) In case-control, the groups are studied prospectively, but in cohort designs, the groups are studied retrospectively. b) In case-control, only one group is studied, but in cohort designs, more than one group is studied. c) In case-control, the groups are selected on the basis of an outcome that has already occurred, but in cohort designs, the groups are selected before the outcome has occurred. d) In case-control, the groups are selected before the outcome has occurred, but in cohort designs, the groups are selected on the basis of an outcome that has already occurred.