Researchers are attempting to assess if cognitive behavioural 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.
B) placebo effects.
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a. extraverted and outgoing. b. confident bordering on rude. c. calculating and scheming. d. naive and submissive.
When making judgments that involve emotions or feelings, we tend to rely on ________
A) the representativeness heuristic B) the ease with which we can recall relevant information C) the amount of relevant information we can recall D) automatic processing of emotional information E) our intuitive feelings on the topic