Imagine that an agency believes empathy reduces aggression in grade-schoolers, and they have a program designed to increase empathy that they have named, Empathy for Pre-Teens or EPT.

Imagine that an agency believes empathy reduces aggression in grade-schoolers, and they have a program designed to increase empathy that they have named, Empathy for Pre-Teens or EPT. The program involves six hours of role-playing activities intended to help fifth graders take the role of other kids.
After a local school hires them to conduct the program, they obtain the number of school infractions given to fifth graders one month before the program is delivered. The agency then goes into the school for one hour a week for six weeks and delivers the program. They then obtain the number of school infractions given to the fifth graders one month after they were exposed to the program.
They find that the number of infractions is lower; and feel confident in claiming on their website that their EPT program has proven successful in reducing aggression.
If you were reading this on their website, would you be sold on their program’s ability to reduce aggression in grade-schoolers? Why or Why not? What are some of the questions you have about the program? What are some of the issues with determining this program a success? Explain.

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