Huey and Polo's (2008)meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Evidence-Based Treatments

question 20

Multiple Choice

Huey and Polo's (2008) meta-analysis of the efficacy of evidence-based treatments with ethnic minority youth found

• A)evidence that a number of treatments are probably efficacious in the treatment of minority youth.
• B)evidence that the majority of treatments examined were definitely efficacious in the treatment of minority youth.
• C)that treatments were equally effective for both minority and non-minority youth.
• D)that treatments were not effective for either non-minority or minority youth.

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Definitions:

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