DrChen,who Is Asian American,is About to Begin Meeting with a Young

Dr.Chen,who is Asian American,is about to begin meeting with a young Latino man to administer behavior therapy for anxiety.Dr.Chen is concerned that their ethnic/racial differences will impede the progress of therapy.Being acquainted with the research on this issue,what would you tell him?

A) He's right; when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a negative effect on the therapeutic outcome.
B) He's wrong; although counterintuitive, when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a positive effect on the therapeutic outcome.
C) He's wrong; although counterintuitive, when the therapist and client are not matched with regard to ethnic background, it tends to have a positive effect on the therapeutic outcome, but only when the therapist makes an effort to be culturally sensitive.
D) It is uncertain; the research conducted to date on the effect of therapist/client ethnic matching on therapeutic outcome is equivocal.