What is considered the most rigorous type of evaluation used by researchers to determine whether a therapy "works"?

A. Double-blind study
B. Efficacy study
C. Blind study
D. Manualized study


Answer: B

Psychology

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A. Laci, a 12-year-old girl who soils herself at school B. Paco, a 14-year-old boy who suffers from chronic diarrhea C. Martin, a 7-year-old boy who soils himself when under stress D. Constance, a 10-year-old girl who also has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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Scott's approach to the assessment of intelligence was novel in that he examined how people use their cognitive abilities rather than only how much of a particular ability they have

a. True b. False

Psychology

Norman Cousins is credited with suggesting that immune functioning is increased by ____

a. exercise c. self-efficacy b. humor d. perception of control

Psychology

When we start to believe our own lies after engaging in counterattitudinal behavior, it could be because of:

A. changing our mind B. self-schemas C. self-perception D. the cognitive miser model

Psychology