Asked by Zulfikar Karimi on May 09, 2024
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Dr. Katz is a psychologist who is taking part in a large-scale research study to examine the efficacy of one form of psychotherapy over another. With 24 other psychologists involved in providing treatment it is important that potentially confounding variables be controlled for. Which of the following approaches provides the best experimental control?
A) allowing for clinical judgment and intuition in providing therapy
B) using a manualized treatment
C) ensuring that all clinicians have a Ph.D.
D) ensuring that all clinicians agree about the expected outcome
Manualized Treatment
A structured approach to therapy that follows a specific protocol or manual, ensuring that treatment is standardized and consistent across different practitioners and patients.
Experimental Control
The process of keeping all variables in a study constant except the one being tested to ensure that any changes in the outcome can be attributed to the variable under investigation.
Clinical Judgment
The process by which healthcare professionals make decisions regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patient health conditions.
- Appraise the success of psychotherapeutic interventions and the necessity of regulating different variables in clinical trials.
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Learning Objectives
- Appraise the success of psychotherapeutic interventions and the necessity of regulating different variables in clinical trials.
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