MeSH definition : Evaluation of the degree of acceptance for the immediate variables associated with
a procedure or program designed to change behavior. This includes the social significance
of the goals of treatment, the social appropriateness of the treatment procedures,
and the social importance of the effects of treatments.;
MeSH synonym : research social validities; research social validity; social validities, research; validities, research social; validity, research social;
Evaluation of the degree of acceptance for the immediate variables associated with
a procedure or program designed to change behavior. This includes the social significance
of the goals of treatment, the social appropriateness of the treatment procedures,
and the social importance of the effects of treatments.
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