Long-term and short-term

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Weak3% picked this

   A decrease in symptoms of anxiety often occurs even with no treatment or intervention by

   “Often” could be once or twice. Furthermore, this fails to specify how much the symptoms of anxiety decrease and whether it’s enough to return to a normal level of anxiety.

   3%
2. B

   Too Weak6% picked this

   Short-term relaxation training conducted by a more experienced practitioner can be more expensive than long-term training conducted by

   The argument refers to the average performance and average cost of such training programs.

   6%
3. C

   Correct90% picked this

   Recipients of long-term training are much less likely than recipients of short-term training to have recurrences of

   Why this is right

   This provides a reason why some patients would benefit from long-term relaxation training.

   Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   90%
4. D

   Strengthen1% picked this

   The fact that an individual thinks that a treatment will reduce his or her anxiety tends, in and of itself,

   This makes it more likely that long-term relaxation training is unwarranted.

   1%
5. E

   Strengthen1% picked this

   Short-term relaxation training involves the teaching of a wider variety of anxiety-combating relaxation techniques than

   This makes it more likely that long-term relaxation training is unwarranted.

   1%