A school social worker administered a self-esteem test to a group of 9th graders in September. During the school year the students received intensive social work intervention designed to improve their self-esteem. In May the self-esteem test was given again and the self-esteem scores improved. Which of the following statements is true about this study?
A) It s results show that the
intervention was effective in improving self esteem.
B)It only controls for testing effects and statistical regression.?
C)It only controls for history and maturation.?
D) It does not permit any conclusive causal inferences to be made.
D
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a. True b. False
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A. True B. False
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