According to the authors, behavioral therapists have been diligent in making only those claims that fit with the data about the effectiveness of their therapeutic techniques

A critical thinker would recognize this as what is required by the critical thinking principle of
A) extraordinary claims.
B) falsifiability.
C) parsimony.
D) replication.


Answer: A

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