Why Is It Difficult to Assess the Effectiveness of Alcoholics

question 68

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to assess the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) ?

• A) the sample is too heterogeneous
• B) Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) refuses to release data
• C) the members are anonymous
• D) each chapter follows completely different procedures

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Definitions:

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Imitation

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Maturation

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