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engineering model

engineering model

1. a belief or hypothesis that living organisms, including humans, can be viewed mechanistically, that is, as machines.

2. in evaluation research, a simple comparison of treatment gains for different groups, some of which have been exposed to the treatment program of interest. Compare medical model.

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