Sally Has Been Suffering from Depression and Finally Decides to Seek

question 369

Multiple Choice

Sally has been suffering from depression and finally decides to seek help from a clinical psychologist. After a couple of months of therapy, Sally starts to recover from depression. However, her improvement really isn't due to the therapy she has received from her therapist, but instead is a product of Sally's expectation that psychotherapy is supposed to be effective and therefore she should be getting better. This example is best considered as an example of

• A)an experimenter expectancy effect
• B)the double-blind effect
• C)the placebo effect
• D)social desirability

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