What is the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
a. Compare people who entered psychotherapy versus those who chose not to.
b. Randomly assign people to therapy or a waiting group
c. Evaluate clients before and after therapy, by their self-evaluations.
d. Evaluate clients before and after therapy, by the therapist's evaluations.
b
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Researchers who propose that individuals are aggressive because there is competition for resources such as food adhere to the ____ theory of aggression
a. ecological b. evolutionary c. social cognitive d. social learning
Adolescents do NOT report more extremes of emotions than children or adults
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following concepts relates to the ironic research finding that the stronger the warning against a certain attitude or behavior, the more people sometimes wish to exhibit it?
a. attitude inoculation b. peer pressure c. implicit attitude d. reactance theory
Which of the following is the most common method used by the courts to control for pre-trial publicity?
A. Postpone the trial B. Expanded voir dire C. Change of venue D. Import jurors