A school social worker administered a self-esteem test to a group of 9th graders in September. During the school year the students received intensive social work intervention designed to improve their self-esteem. In May the self-esteem test was given again and the self-esteem scores improved. Which of the following statements is true about this study?
A) It s results show that the intervention was effective in improving self esteem.
B) It only controls for testing effects and statistical regression.
C) It only controls for history and maturation.
D) It does not permit any conclusive causal inferences to be made.

Question

A school social worker administered a self-esteem test to a group of 9th graders in September. During the school year the students received intensive social work intervention designed to improve their self-esteem. In May the self-esteem test was given again and the self-esteem scores improved. Which of the following statements is true about this study?​
A) ​It s results show that the intervention was effective in improving self esteem.
B) It only controls for testing effects and statistical regression.​
C) It only controls for history and maturation.​
D) It does not permit any conclusive causal inferences to be made.​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The study lacks a control group and does not account for other variables that could influence self-esteem, making it impossible to conclusively attribute the improvement to the intervention alone.

A School Social Worker Administered a Self-Esteem Test to a Group