Which of the following choices provides the best evidence to support the claim that proper adherence to the EBP model could be quite difficult for practitioners without a strong science background?
A. The American Psychological Association has the primary responsibility for accrediting programs that train clinical psychologists with either PhD or PsyD degrees in the United States.
B. Of the faculty members in institutions granting the traditional PhD degree, 65% teach CBT techniques. In contrast, only about 30% of faculty members in PsyD programs teach CBT techniques.
C. Science-informed recommendations are sometimes overturned by new evidence – for example, eating breakfast to help avoid weight gain.
D. Practitioners in many fields can now access relevant evidence summaries via online sources – for example, the Cochrane Library for health care, and the Campbell Library for education, criminology, and social science.
Answer: B
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