In Terms of the Relationship Between a Therapist's Professional Background

question 175

Multiple Choice

In terms of the relationship between a therapist's professional background and therapeutic efficacy, researchers have found that

• A)most individuals show the best progress when they are treated by a clinical psychologist.
• B)most individuals show the best progress when they are treated by a certified psychiatrist.
• C)most individuals show the best progress when they are treated by a therapist trained in multiple approaches.
• D)there is no reliable connection between a therapist's professional background and therapeutic efficacy.

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Definitions:

Law Of Effect

A principle stating that responses followed by satisfactory outcomes become more likely to occur, and those followed by unsatisfactory outcomes become less likely.

Successive Approximations

Successive approximations are a method used in behavior therapy where closer and closer steps to a desired behavior are rewarded until the target behavior is achieved.

Skinner Box

A soundproof chamber with a device for delivering food to an animal subject; used in operant conditioning experiments.

Generalization

The process of applying the conclusions drawn from specific instances to broader contexts or situations.