Evidence-Based Practice Is Often Associated With

question 8

Multiple Choice

Evidence-based practice is often associated with:

• A) cognitive-behavioral approaches because they are the most extensively researched psychotherapies.
• B) psychodynamic therapy because it falls under the category of evidence-based practice.
• C) therapeutic interventions that are not considered "evidence-based practices" and are unethical.
• D) clinical practice that should not be based on the best available research.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory and the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to recur.

CS Without US

This refers to a condition where a conditioned stimulus (CS) is presented without pairing with an unconditioned stimulus (US), generally leading to extinction in classical conditioning.

Conditioning Process

A learning process in which an individual learns to associate a specific stimulus with a particular response.

Intermittent Pairing

A concept in behavioral psychology where two stimuli are occasionally paired together to produce a conditioned response.