Sometimes, Psychotherapy Works Because the Patient Believes That Something Useful

Multiple Choice

Sometimes, psychotherapy works because the patient believes that something useful is being done and they have put in a lot of effort. It may not matter what the therapist does at all. If so, then the outcome of psychotherapy may be the result of

A) experimenter expectancy
B) demand characteristics
C) a placebo effect
D) an incomplete double blind
E) hindsight