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| study in which treatments are given in order to observe their effects |
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| background characteristics like SES |
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(ex post facto study)
1. researchers observe and describe some current condition
2. researchers look to the past to try to identify the possible cause(s) of the condition |
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| Do researchers give treatments in causal-comparative studies? |
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| No - they only describe observations. |
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| According to the topic, do "experimental" OR "causal-comparative" studies have more potential pitfalls when one is trying to identify cause-and-effect relationships? |
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| Causal-comparative studies have more potential pitfalls. |
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| Researchers look to the past for a cause in which type of study? |
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| (non-experimental) causal-comparative |
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| Is causal-comparative research a type of experiment? |
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| Are treatments given by researchers in causal-comparative studies? |
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| Random assignment to treatments is used in which type of study? |
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| A researcher compared the health of low-income adolescents who had received free lunches during their elementary school years with the health of a comparable group of low-income adolescents who had not received free lunches. The purpose was to determine the effects of free lunches on health. Did the researcher conduct an "experimental" OR a "causal-comparative" study? |
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| A researcher divided patients with diabetes who were being released from the hospital into two groups. Upon their release, the researcher provided brief counseling for individuals with diabetes to one group while providing the other group with extended counseling. The purpose was to determinet he effects of the two types of counseling on patients' compliance with physicians' directions during the first month after hospitalization. Did the researcher conduct an "experimental" OR a "causal-comparative" study? |
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