Statisticians Will Often Describe How Extreme Performances,both Good and Bad,tend

question 7

Multiple Choice

Statisticians will often describe how extreme performances,both good and bad,tend to be followed by more average levels of performance.This _____ might be one explanation for why many psychotherapy patients improve regardless of the type of therapy received.

• A)placebo effect
• B)regression to the mean
• C)retrospective rewriting
• D)self-serving bias

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