Martin Seligman's "Consumer Reports" Survey Regarding the Utility of Psychotherapy

question 85

Multiple Choice

Martin Seligman's "Consumer Reports" survey regarding the utility of psychotherapy could be criticized on the grounds that ________.

• A)a very small percentage of those contacted actually responded to the survey
• B)he failed to make appropriate use of meta-analysis techniques
• C)his survey assessed clinical efficacy when it should have assessed real-life effectiveness
• D)his survey was unrealistic and failed to assess the real-world use of psychotherapy

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