Problem: For this project, you will read, describe, and evaluate an article evaluating the efficacy of online training for reducing social phobias. The objective is to sharpen your skills in evaluating research. For this assignment, please consider their primary outcome measures.
Directions:
Note that you must provide a brief explanation or rationale when answering each question.
Article: Efficacy of an unguided internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder in university students: A randomized controlled trial
- Was the research method correlational or experimental? Explain your choice.
- What hypothesis or hypotheses did the study attempt to test?
- What was/were the primary conceptual independent variable(s) of the study? How
- Was/were the primary IV(s) operationalized?