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Hannibal is presented with a series of cards that are blots of ink.He is asked to state what he sees on these cards.Hannibal is probably taking a(n)

A) personality inventory.
B) response inventory.
C) projective test.
D) intelligence test.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A child is having temper tantrums at home,at school,and at his grandparents' house.After working with the parents for a while,the therapist believes that the child is being rewarded for his tantrums in each setting because his teacher,parents,and grandparents generally give him what he wants just to make him stop yelling.The therapist devises a plan to stop his tantrums but first implements the plan at home,then the following week at school,and finally at the grandparents' home several weeks later.From a research perspective,this is an example of a(n)

A) withdrawal design.
B) multiple baseline design.
C) placebo control.
D) external validity design.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Four-year-old Roberto is very aggressive toward his peers,which results in poor peer relationships.A psychologist has been asked to assess Roberto's aggressiveness and determine if he needs intervention.The psychologist would probably do what type of assessment?

A new research study is published and becomes the "hot story" in the news today.This story concerns you because the researchers report that they are the first scientists to find a higher incidence of depression in individuals who are taking a particular vitamin-the same vitamin that your physician has had you taking for years.While this may be cause for you to investigate further,you probably shouldn't panic,because

Recent research involving PET scans has shown that patients with Alzheimer's disease have

One significant limitation of the cross-sectional design is called the "cohort effect." This relates to the fact that

The type of study that generally does not follow the scientific method and typically contains many confounds is the

The function of replication in research is to

With regard to deception of research participants,

Given what we know about the effects of genes and the environment,which of the following pairs of children would be expected to be most similar in terms of overall personality,psychological disorders,and intelligence?

One reason that cross-sectional studies are more common than longitudinal studies is the fact that

Adoption studies are often used when attempting to study the influence of genetic factors on psychological disorders because these studies allow examination of genetic influences of psychopathology

Neuropsychological tests are used to assess whether or not an individual might

All of the following are examples of psychophysiological assessment responses

The recently published DSM-5

Family,twin,and adoption studies can identify all of the following

In a clinical interview,the law regarding "privileged communication" does NOT apply if the patient

Emily created an assessment that asks individuals to describe emotions elicited by geometric shapes and draws conclusions from the content of these descriptions.This assessment belongs in the category of

A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages.The researcher interviews anxious adolescents,young adults,individuals in their 30s and 50s,and those over 70.The individuals in each age group represent a

The ABCs of observation refer to the ___________ sequence.