Explain the purpose of control groups for research in psychotherapy.
What will be an ideal response?
Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Sometimes people get better on their own.
? To see whether participants' improvement has anything to do with the therapy, researchers need to compare the experiences of people who receive the experimental therapy with those of a control group made up of people who don't receive the experimental therapy.
? Three types of control groups: simple, wait list, and placebo.
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