A Clinical Psychologist Is Interested in Comparing the Effectiveness of Short

question 185

Multiple Choice

A clinical psychologist is interested in comparing the effectiveness of short term relaxation and cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating mild depression. An experiment is conducted in which 15 patients with mild depression are randomly selected and assigned 5 each to a relaxation therapy group, a cognitive/behavioral therapy group, and an attention placebo group. Therapy is administered until the patient is judged no longer depressed or until 10 treatment sessions have elapsed. The following data is obtained. Scores are the number of sessions for each patient. MS_between = _________.

• A) 14.30
• B) 13.76
• C) 13.07
• D) 11.84

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Definitions:

45-Degree Line

In economics, a graphical representation used in Keynesian cross diagrams, where the line represents points where aggregate expenditure equals national income.

APC

The average propensity to consume, which is the ratio of consumption spending to disposable income.

Dissaving

Occurs when individuals withdraw funds from their savings, often due to expenditures exceeding income during a specific period.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of consumption that occurs when income is zero; it is the base level of spending that must occur even if an individual has no income.