What research design is illustrated by the following? A therapist gathers data showing that, repeatedly, a patient is better on days his wife visits and worse on days she does not.
A) Observation
B) Correlational method
C) Single-subject (ABAb) experiment
D) Mixed design

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The research design described involves observing a pattern or relationship between two variables (the patient's condition and his wife's visits), which is characteristic of a correlational method.

What Research Design Is Illustrated by the Following? a Therapist