Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness Studies of CBT for Adult Anxiety Disorders

question 93

Multiple Choice

Meta-analysis of effectiveness studies of CBT for adult anxiety disorders has documented generally:

• A)smaller effect sizes than that obtained in efficacy studies.
• B)comparable effect sizes to that obtained in efficacy studies.
• C)larger effect sizes than that obtained in efficacy studies.
• D)very large effect sizes than that obtained in efficacy studies.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli or rewards that have learned value through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money or praise.

Biological Needs

Fundamental requirements that serve to maintain the basic functioning and survival of an organism, including food, water, shelter, and air.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which successive approximations of the desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique where an unpleasant or aversive stimulus is removed following a desired behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.