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michelleunicorn

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To determine the effect of counseling on the self-esteem of divorced women, a researcher measures the self-esteem of a group of women before and after they have received counseling and compares the before and after measurements. What type of design does this study represent?
 
  a. pretest-posttest control group design
  b. posttest only control group design
  c. one-group pretest-posttest design
  d. nonequivalent control group design

Question 2

A researcher would like to know whether his new dog training program is effective. He tests a group of dogs before they start the program, and then again afterwards. What research design has he used?
 
  a. one-group pretest-posttest design
  b. pretest-posttest control group design
  c. posttest only control group design
  d. nonequivalent control group design



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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