Which Statement Would a Cognitive-Behavioral Theorist Be MOST Likely to Make

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which statement would a cognitive-behavioral theorist be MOST likely to make about hysterical disorders?

• A) The patient is receiving secondary gains from the symptoms.
• B) The patient is unable to express any emotion except anxiety.
• C) The patient is being rewarded for behaving in this way.
• D) The patient is otherwise unable to communicate difficult emotions.

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

A determination that the observed difference or relationship in a statistic is not likely due to chance alone, according to a pre-specified threshold of significance.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.

Null Hypothesis

In statistics, a hypothesis that proposes no significant difference or effect; the hypothesis that a researcher tries to disprove.

Alpha Level

The threshold of significance in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of making a Type I error.