MFT Research Methods 2

Question 1

A researcher randomly assigns couples to either a 12-week EFT intervention or a waitlist control group. This design is best described as a:

Accepted Answer

True experimental design

Answer

True experimental designs use random assignment to conditions, which this study does.

Question 2

Which statistical technique is most appropriate when a researcher wants to examine the relationship between one continuous outcome variable and multiple continuous predictor variables simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Multiple regression

Answer

Multiple regression models the relationship between one continuous dependent variable and several continuous predictors.

Question 3

A therapist-researcher notices that clients who improve most report stronger therapeutic alliance. She concludes that alliance causes improvement. What is the major flaw in this reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Correlation does not establish causation

Answer

Observing a correlation between alliance and improvement does not rule out reverse causation or confounds.

Question 4

In a grounded theory study, theoretical sampling means:

Accepted Answer

Choosing participants based on emerging theory to fill conceptual gaps

Answer

Theoretical sampling in grounded theory involves selecting new participants specifically to develop and refine the emerging theory.

Question 5

A researcher reports a 95% confidence interval of [2.1, 8.4] for a mean difference. The correct interpretation is:

Accepted Answer

If repeated sampling were done, 95% of such intervals would contain the true mean

Answer

A confidence interval is a procedure such that 95% of intervals constructed this way capture the true parameter.

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MFT Research Methods 2