A researcher records scores on a parenting skills assessment among parents who are married and parents who are single before and again after a family training course. He compares parenting skills scores at both times for both types of parents. What type of quasi-experimental research design is described in this example?
A. one-group posttest-only design
B. one-group pretest–posttest design
C. nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design
D. nonequivalent control group posttest-only design
Ans: C
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