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SOWK 3870 Reading Quiz 1 – Alternate Assignment Mauldin, Chapter 4 (10 points) Respond to the following prompts in a well-written paragraph or two. For this alternative to Reading Quiz 1, you may use your textbook and class PowerPoint. Your responses to these prompts should be written in your own words (cite the textbook as needed; you will not lose points for incorrect APA formatting on this assignment).. Chapter 4 prompts: a) Discuss the differences between idiographic causal explanation and nomothetic causal explanation. What type of research methods are associated with idiographic causal explanation? What type of research methods are associated with nomothetic causal explanation? (4 pts) b) Identify and define the four criteria needed to infer causality (i.e., nomothetic causal explanation). (4 pts) c) What does it mean if a researcher is not able to establish one (or more) of the four criteria needed to infer causality? (2 pts)

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