According to your textbook, analysis of several studies investigating the effectiveness of the self-help book Feeling Good suggests that self-help books probably have:
A) no effect.
B) a negative (detrimental) effect.
C) a large positive effect.
D) a positive effect, but the effect seems small.
Answer: D
Rationale: The researchers found that over four weeks, those who read a self-help book had reduced depression compared to those who did not. Thus there may be reason to believe that, at least among people who are not experiencing major depression, self-help books can be helpful. Even so, psychologists caution that the effects of using self-help books tend to be very minor.
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