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Question 81

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Which of the following is an example of treatment outcome research?

A) Examining the changes in serotonin levels from taking Prozac
B) Determining whether the active ingredients in a medication actually have any impact on the function of the brain
C) Exploring the parts of cognitive-behavioral therapy homework that are most difficult for patients to perform
D) Examining the impact of Prozac on depression

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Question 82

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Which of the following patterns is typical for a disorder that is influenced by genetics?

A) Siblings of the person with the disorder are more likely to have the disorder than cousins, and cousins are just as likely to have the disorder as the general public.
B) Siblings of the person with the disorder will almost always have the same or similar disorders, and cousins are more likely than the general public to have disorders.
C) Siblings of the person with the disorder are more likely than cousins to have the disorder, and cousins are more likely to have the disorder than the general public.
D) Siblings will almost always have the same or similar disorders, though cousins may have a similar rate of the disorder as the general public.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 83

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At this point,we know much more about the __________ of psychological disorders than the ___________ of psychological disorders.

Professor Y (not her real name) has become so convinced her treatment method is effective,she may not be objective in evaluating it.This problem is known as

The member of a family who has a trait under study is called the _____________.

In a typical drug study,some research participants are given an active medication and others are given a sugar pill.The subjects given the sugar pill are in the _______ group.

The function of replication in research is to

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?

.When conducting research with schizophrenic adults,

While conducting a family study,a researcher determines that the siblings and parents of the person with a disorder are much more likely than the general public to have the disorder,although cousins,uncles,and grandparents are only moderately more likely to have the disorder than the general public.This is an example of a disorder with

In well-designed research studies,medications that enhance serotonin functioning have been found to help patients recover from episodes of depression.Given the realities of the patient uniformity myth,it would be a mistake to conclude that

Dr.Smith uses a sample of participants in his memory study.Any conclusions that can be drawn from the results may be applied to the general population if there is a high degree of

It has been demonstrated the amount of time watching violent shows on TV is correlated with aggressiveness in children.However,we cannot say that watching violence on TV causes children to be aggressive because

In a sequential study ____ and _____ designs are combined.

The basis of an experiment is

Your research finds a correlation between schizophrenia and income level in the population,with more people in poverty displaying the disorder.Which of the following represents the third variable issue?

Single-case experimental designs utilize several strategies such as ____________ to improve their internal validity.