In Their Experiment on the Effectiveness of Different Weight-Loss Therapies

question 1

Multiple Choice

In their experiment on the effectiveness of different weight-loss therapies, Axsom and Cooper maintain that the therapeutic process is influenced by which of the following concepts?

• A) effort justification
• B) the psychodynamic schema of id, ego, and superego
• C) systematic desensitization
• D) the idea, borrowed from architecture, that "less is more"

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Negatively Correlated

Describes a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Wealth

An abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can include money, properties, and other material assets.

Marital Satisfaction

A measure of the happiness and fulfillment experienced within a marriage or long-term partnership.