Researchers Are Attempting to Assess If Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)is

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Researchers are attempting to assess if cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression.Participants with unipolar depression are assessed and then randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a control group.The treatment group receives CBT twice per week for 6 weeks.The control group receives no treatment.At the end of the 6 weeks,the depression levels of both groups are reassessed.This study found that CBT treatment was more effective than no treatment but is limited because it did not control for:

• A)natural improvement.
• B)placebo effects.
• C)preexisting differences among participants.
• D)participant gender.

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