Meta-Analyses of the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Suggest

question 54

Multiple Choice

Meta-analyses of the effectiveness of psychotherapy suggest

• A)traditional psychoanalysis is generally the most effective form of therapy.
• B)behavior therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
• C)humanistic therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.
• D)there is little difference in the effectiveness of the different forms of therapy.
• E)group therapy is generally the most effective form of therapy.

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Definitions:

Paired Sample

Two related samples or sets of data collected from the same group of subjects, used in experiments to analyze differences under varying conditions.

Two-Sample T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two independent samples to determine if they come from populations with equal means.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Normal Approximation

A technique used to approximate a binomial distribution with a normal distribution when the sample size is sufficiently large.