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This text introduces readers to the history, epistemology, and strategies of single-case research design. The authors offer concrete information on how to observe, measure, and interpret change in relevant outcome variables and how to design strategies that promote causal inferences.
Key Features
Includes case vignettes on specific single-case designs; Describes clinical and applied case studies; Draws on multiple examples of single-case designs from published journals across a wide range of disciplines; Covers recent developments in applied research, including meta-analysis and the distinction between statistical and clinical significance; Provides pedagogical tools to help readers master the material, including a glossary, interim summaries, end-of-chapter review questions, and activities that encourage active processing of material.
Intended Audience
This text is intended for students and practitioners in a variety of disciplines—including psychology, nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy—who are increasingly called upon to document the effectiveness of interventions.
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Abnormal
Psychology: An
Integrative Approach,
5th Canadian Edition
© 2018
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Chapter 4 - Research Methods
1. A researcher is testing the effects of violent media images on tolerance for aggressive behaviour by showing either
nonviolent or violent movie scenes to participants and then asking the participants to rate the level of aggression they
perceive in children interacting on a playground. Which of the following is the independent variable?
a. the type of video that is shown
b. how aggressive the children are behaving on the
playground
c. the participants’ rating of aggression
d. tolerance for aggression
ANSWER: a
2. Your friend Sally has trouble making commitments in relationships, and you believe that this is because Sally’s parents
had a bitter divorce when she was young. What is exemplified by your belief that a child who lives through a bitter
parental divorce will have trouble making commitments in relationships as an adult?
a. an applied theory
b. an independent variable
c. a hypothesis
d. an empirical inference
ANSWER: c
3. Which of the following hypotheses would have adequate testability?
a. All people see a bright light before they die.
b. Behaviour is influenced by subconscious thoughts.
c. Supernatural forces influence our behaviour every day.
d. Children who view aggression are more likely to act in an aggressive manner.
ANSWER: d
4. Professor Black is asked by one of his students to describe the meaning of a hypothesis. What should Professor Black
say?
a. A hypothesis is a question.
b. A hypothesis is a statement of fact
c. A hypothesis is a prediction about behaviour.
d. A hypothesis is an established theory.
ANSWER: c
5. What is a hypothesis?
a. a research question tested through experimentation
b. a theory that is based on available information
c. a prediction about behaviour that is derived from theory and is tested through
research
d. a research question formulated through observation of daily occurrence
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