The Primary Reason Why Behavioral Therapists Rejected the Psychoanalytic Approach

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Multiple Choice

The primary reason why behavioral therapists rejected the psychoanalytic approach is that psychoanalysis:

• A)did not focus on cognitive mechanisms underlying behavioral problems.
• B)involves years of therapy.
• C)is rarely is effective.
• D)involves invisible mental properties that are particularly hard to test.

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