Text 1: Psychologist Park argues that mindfulness meditation significantly reduces anxiety. Randomized trials have repeatedly shown that eight-week mindfulness programs reduce self-reported anxiety more than waitlist control. Mindfulness, Park concludes, deserves a central place in mental-health care.
Text 2: Psychologist Singh accepts that mindfulness produces measurable benefits but argues that comparisons to waitlist controls overstate the case. When mindfulness is compared to active controls — group discussion, light exercise, any intervention that involves attention and routine — its specific advantage often disappears. Mindfulness may help, Singh argues, but not for the reasons its enthusiasts claim.
Based on the texts, how would Singh (Text 2) most likely respond to Park's case for mindfulness?
- A
He would deny that mindfulness has any effect.
- B
He would say mindfulness should be the only mental-health intervention.
- Ccheck_circle
He would accept some benefit but dispute the strength of the specific evidence.
- D
He would argue that all randomized trials are worthless.
Explanation
Singh accepts measurable benefits but disputes the comparison to weak controls. B captures his position. A, C, and D contradict him.