Dr. Soto was conducting research in a small rural community in Asia that was affected by an earthquake. Dr. Soto collected baseline measurements on posttraumatic responses and then the natural disaster assistance team arrived. Dr. Soto collected the same information again from respondents after the disaster assistance team had been stationed for one week. After two weeks the disaster assistance team left and Dr. Soto collected posttraumatic response data again. Dr. Soto expected that the posttraumatic responses would return to baseline after the disaster assistance team left. What is the independent variable or intervention in this A-B-A design?

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The independent variable or intervention in this A-B-A design is the disaster assistance team, as it is the element that is introduced and then removed to observe its effect on the dependent variable, which in this case are the posttraumatic responses.

Dr Soto Was Conducting Research in a Small Rural Community