The Term Common Factors Refers to the Idea That

question 33

Multiple Choice

The term common factors refers to the idea that

• A) intelligence tests by various authors (e.g., Wechsler, Binet) are based on the same underlying factors.
• B) various forms of psychotherapy work about equally well because of fundamental, shared components.
• C) the techniques used by behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, and cognitive psychotherapists are essentially similar.
• D) projective and objective personality tests share essentially the same structure.

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