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 _____ after the disaster assistance team left.

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Based on the information given, Dr. Soto conducted baseline measurements before the disaster assistance team arrived, which likely measured posttraumatic responses in the absence of outside intervention. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that posttraumatic responses would return to baseline after the disaster assistance team left, since there would no longer be outside intervention to influence responses.

Dr Soto Was Conducting Research in a Small Rural Community