Dr. Zinn has both a Ph.D in clinical psychology and an M.D., with a specialization in psychiatry, and has 35 years of experience in treating patients. Ms. Fielden has a master's degree in social work and has been treating patients for just 6 months. In attempting to decide which clinician to see to treat her anxiety problems, it would be useful for Erin to know that __________.

A) better outcomes are associated with clinicians who have both an M.D. and Ph.D.
B) better outcomes occur when the clinician has many years of experience
C) better outcomes occur when the clinician is fresh out of training
D) outcomes are not strongly associated with either the degree or length of experience of the clinician

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Brandi Parson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The passage does not provide evidence to support either A or B, and C is unlikely to be true given that Ms. Fielden has only been treating patients for 6 months. Therefore, the best choice is D, which suggests that outcomes are not strongly associated with either the degree or the length of experience of the clinician.

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