Cognitive biases are…

a. completely avoidable if the researcher is well-trained.
b. issues that researchers should be mindful of as often as possible.
c. only problematic when it influences research participants but not the researcher him/herself.
d. linked to certain genes. Not everyone has them!


Answer: b. issues that researchers should be mindful of as often as possible.

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a. Functional family therapy is effective in treating at-risk adolescents b. Emotionally-focused couple therapy is based on considerable research c. Empirically-supported research thus far has been carried out primarily by behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies d. Validation therapy offers a good example of a carefully researched set of therapeutic procedures.

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A) ?the length of the interview. B) ?the client's strengths. C) ?the identified problem. D) ?the particular agency.

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