If someone reports that many years of psychoanalysis lead to recovery for many patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, why should we be unimpressed?
a. Therapists have not established any criteria for diagnosing obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b. Years of psychoanalysis would be too expensive for a disorder like this one
c. Many people improve over years even without treatment.
d. A treatment is not acceptable unless it works for all patients with a disorder.
c
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a. 10 and 20 percent b. 20 and 40 percent c. 40 and 70 percent d. 70 and 90 percent
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. reinforcement values b. expectancy values c. self-reinforcements d. self-efficacies