Which of the Following Is True

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Methodological limitations, such as small sample size, have rarely if ever been an issue in studies comparing treatments.
• B) The so-called verbal therapies are correctly categorized together as they share much in common.
• C) The manner by which a researcher chooses to categorize therapies does not appear to affect the conclusions drawn from a study comparing those therapies.
• D) Using meta-analytic approaches, a number of investigators are now finding significant differences between treatments.
• E) Kazdin and Bass (1989) found that most studies that found no differences between treatments had a large enough sample size to draw solid conclusions.

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Definitions:

White Matter

White matter is a component of the brain and spinal cord, consisting of myelinated nerve fibers, which facilitate the transmission of signals within the nervous system.

Gray Matter

A crucial element of the central nervous system that comprises neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and axons without myelin, plays a significant role in processing and cognitive functions.

Primary Sexual Characteristics

The anatomical or physiological traits directly involved in reproduction, such as ovaries in females and testes in males.

Gonadotrophic Hormones

Hormones produced by the pituitary gland which stimulate the activity of the gonads (ovaries in females and testes in males).