Critiques of the empirically supported treatment approach are most likely to state that:
A) all psychotherapies are equally effective.
B) the effectiveness of different psychotherapies cannot be tested in the same way drugs are.
C) therapeutic effectiveness can be tested using randomized, double-blind experiments.
D) the therapeutic process is generally simple and straightforward.
Answer: B
Rationale: Some psychologists believe that evaluating psychotherapy in the same way we test drugs—ideally with randomized, double-blind experiments—ignores some of the nuances and complexity that exist in the process of therapy.
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