You Read the Results of a Survey That Reports That

question 72

Multiple Choice

You read the results of a survey that reports that two-thirds of Cosmopolitan readers lost weight by "going vegan." You should not give the report of this survey much credence because

• A) Cosmopolitan readers are disinterested in participating in surveys.
• B) readers were not properly assigned to control and experimental conditions.
• C) readers who responded to the survey are not likely the same as those who did not.
• D) Cosmopolitan readers are overly eager to participate in surveys.

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Definitions:

Family Therapy

A type of psychological counseling that helps family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.

Operant Conditioning

A learning principle associated with the modification of behavior through the consequences of that behavior, such as rewards and punishments.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts in shaping behavior and personality.

Individual Therapy

A form of psychotherapy where only one client is treated by a therapist in a structured one-on-one session.