After Research Shows That Anxiety Can Be Reduced Through a New

question 70

Multiple Choice

After research shows that anxiety can be reduced through a new type of cognitive therapy, therapists begin using the technique more frequently. This illustrates which of the following objectives of psychological research?

• A) explanation
• B) control or influence
• C) description
• D) prediction

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