There is very little research examining the effectiveness of 12-step programmes that are patterned after the Alcoholics Anonymous model, and thus what research does exist is difficult to verify. For which critical-thinking concept is this a big problem?

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The problem of a lack of research on the effectiveness of 12-step programmes that are patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous is a lack of replicability. Replicability is the ability of researchers to repeat an experiment or study and achieve the same result. Without replicability, it is difficult to determine if the findings of a study are reliable and accurate.

There Is Very Little Research Examining the Effectiveness of 12-Step