A psychologist wants to compare the effects of an improved forensic interview with the standard police interview (control group) on memory recall in abused and non-abused children. Memory for an event is pre-tested once in both groups before the interview and compared with information recalled during the interview in abused and non-abused groups. Which quasi-experimental design was used in this study?

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The study compares two groups - one with an improved forensic interview and the other with the standard police interview. The groups are not randomly assigned, which signifies a quasi-experimental design. The non-equivalent control group (NECG) design is used in this study since there is a comparison of two different groups without randomization. The study does not include multiple time points, so the time series design and time series with non-equivalent control group design are incorrect. An observational design involves the observation of natural and spontaneous behaviors, which is not relevant to this study.

A Psychologist Wants to Compare the Effects of an Improved