Question 1

In a mental status exam,a psychologist may assess all of the following

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A)  Appearance and behavior
B)  Thought process
C)  Speech content
D)  IQE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Believing that it would not be helpful,a therapist refuses to use the DSM-5 or any other diagnostic system.One problem that we may expect for this therapist is that it may be difficult to

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A)  apply what has been learned from treating other patients with similar problems.
B)  think of patients as individuals.
C)  monitor the progress of patients in therapy.
D)  convince patients that their problems are taken seriously.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A patient who had recurrent headaches,fatigue,and loss of appetite received different diagnoses about this condition from several psychologists.In terms of assessment,this indicates a problem with

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A)  reliability.
B)  classification.
C)  validity.
D)  standardization.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

DSM-5 is based on a ________ classification system.

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A)  dimensional
B)  categorical
C)  prototypical
D)  psychoanalyticE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

A hypothesis is defined as a(n)

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A)  theory.
B)  empirical conclusion.
C)  research study.
D)  educated guess.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A researcher studies the impact of stress on college students' exam scores.Whether the results of this study help us to understand the relationship between stress and work performance in real-life institutions is a question of

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A)  internal validity.
B)  study confounds.
C)  external validity.
D)  the original research hypothesis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following describes the concept of validity as it applies to psychological assessment?

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A)  Two or more "raters" get the same answers.
B)  An assessment technique is consistent across different measures.
C)  Scores are used as a norm for comparison purposes.
D)  An assessment technique measures what it is designed to measure.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Statistical significance determines whether an observed difference between a treatment and control group is likely due to

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A)  random assignment.
B)  external validity.
C)  chance.
D)  confounds.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Monozygotic twins allow for unique genetic studies because they

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A)  have identical genes.
B)  always share the same environment.
C)  share approximately 50 percent of the same genes.
D)  are usually raised in similar ways.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

If it were important to determine the exact location of brain impairment,which of the following tests would most likely be used?

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A)  Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
B)  Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
C)  Gall Phrenological Brain Scan
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence ScaleE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The calculation of an IQ,previously done by using a child's mental age,is now done by using a deviation IQ.This means that the child's score is compared to the scores of others

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A)  of the same age.
B)  in the same grade.
C)  who took the test at the same time.
D)  with the same level of intelligence.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the brain can be detected by neuroimaging techniques.Current research is also looking at

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A)  a possible association of these abnormalities with psychological disorders.
B)  using brain imaging techniques as a treatment for psychological disorders.
C)  preventing psychological disorders with neuroimaging techniques.
D)  using neuroimaging to manipulate the expression of genes that influence psychological disorders.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

A researcher collects data comparing people with and without a disorder.The researcher is particularly interested in inherited tendencies that are not part of the disorder but that occur with much greater frequency in the people afflicted with it.The researcher is conducting a(n)

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A)  genetic linkage analysis.
B)  association study.
C)  family study.
D)  DNA analysis.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Your psychology professor is conducting research and desperately needs more participants because the existing subjects keep running from the building screaming! She tells the class that everyone must be a subject to get a grade in the class and that there are no ions.In terms of ethical treatment of research subjects,her policy would

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A)  violate the informed consent concept of competence.
B)  be acceptable as long as her procedures were presented to the institutional review board.
C)  be acceptable if she carefully explained the experiment to each participant and did allow participants to quit if they were uncomfortable during the procedure.
D)  violate the informed consent concept of volunteerism.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Projective tests such as the Thematic Apperception Test and the original Rorschach inkblot test are often criticized with regard to their reliability.Explain why the reliability of these tests may not be as good as a personality measure such as the MMPI.

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Question 16

A researcher is studying how depression tends to be experienced by people of different ages.The researcher interviews depressed adolescents,young adults,individuals in their 30s and 50s,and those over 70.The research design being used is called

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A)  cross-sectional.
B)  longitudinal.
C)  experimental.
D)  case-study.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

A researcher is testing the effects of sunlight on depression.The dependent variable is

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A)  sunlight.
B)  the interaction between sunlight and mood.
C)  the research design.
D)  depression.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

As a child's age increases,so does her height.This is an example of a(n)

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A)  negative correlation.
B)  zero correlation.
C)  causal correlation.
D)  positive correlation.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

An association study of the genetic influences of psychopathology compares people with and without a specific disorder in terms of

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A)  shared environments.
B)  inherited characteristics other than the disorder.
C)  family history.
D)  The degree of inheritability of the disorder.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Describe the influence of culture on the experience of psychopathology.Why is it important for the clinician to acknowledge and appreciate the patient's culture before determining a diagnosis?

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Projective tests such as the Thematic Apperception Test and the original Rorschach inkblot test are often criticized with regard to their reliability.Explain why the reliability of these tests may not be as good as a personality measure such as the MMPI.

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Monozygotic twins allow for unique genetic studies because they

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A researcher is testing the effects of sunlight on depression.The dependent variable is

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An association study of the genetic influences of psychopathology compares people with and without a specific disorder in terms of

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DSM-5 is based on a ________ classification system.

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Abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the brain can be detected by neuroimaging techniques.Current research is also looking at

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Statistical significance determines whether an observed difference between a treatment and control group is likely due to

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In a mental status exam,a psychologist may assess all of the following

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A patient who had recurrent headaches,fatigue,and loss of appetite received different diagnoses about this condition from several psychologists.In terms of assessment,this indicates a problem with

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A researcher is studying how depression tends to be experienced by people of different ages.The researcher interviews depressed adolescents,young adults,individuals in their 30s and 50s,and those over 70.The research design being used is called

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Believing that it would not be helpful,a therapist refuses to use the DSM-5 or any other diagnostic system.One problem that we may expect for this therapist is that it may be difficult to

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A researcher studies the impact of stress on college students' exam scores.Whether the results of this study help us to understand the relationship between stress and work performance in real-life institutions is a question of

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As a child's age increases,so does her height.This is an example of a(n)

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