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bclement10

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True experiments are ____________ to any correlational study.
 
  a. always superior
  b. never superior
  c. generally preferred
  d. equivalent to

Question 2

In most research studies, statistical techniques are used to rule out chance as a plausible explanation for the results. In single-subject research, how is chance (or coincidence) ruled out as a plausible explanation for the observed treatment effects?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

In single-subject research, chance is ruled out by replicating the treatment effect. Although it is possible that chance or coincidence accounts for changes in behavior when the treatment is first introduced, it is very unlikely that chance will occur again a second, when the treatment is reintroduced.





 

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