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Capo

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A behavioral therapist is trying to decrease an autistic child's disruptive behavior. He first observes the baseline level of the behavior, then observes the behavior again after his intervention. Since his therapy seems to be effective, he continues to treat the child in the same way. This type of design is called an:
 
  a. A-B Design
  b. A-B-A-B Design
  c. A-B-C Design
  d. Cross sectional Design

Question 2

A woman with chronic pain takes a course in relaxation therapy and reports that she has less pain. Can you be sure that the course really led to the pain relief?
 
  a. Yes
  b. No, there are too many potentially confounding variables.
  c. No, you can never trust what patients tell you.
  d. Only if we are careful to use the same pain scale before and after treatment.


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Eazy416

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Capo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM

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