Question 1

A researcher randomly assigns young women with anorexia to one of two groups. Participants in group A receive psychotherapy and drug treatments; participants in group B receive attention (but no therapy)  and a sugar pill. The researcher then compares participants in the two groups on relief of anorexia symptoms. This is an example of a(n) :

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A)   experimental study.
B)   natural experiment.
C)   correlational study.
D)   case study.

Question 2

A researcher is designing a study to compare school achievement in children whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy and children whose mothers did not drink alcohol during pregnancy. Briefly describe two ways the researcher could ensure that the study has good internal validity and two ways the researcher could ensure that it has good external validity.

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Question 3

The prevalence rate for a disorder will _____ the incidence rate.

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A)   always be the same as
B)   always be higher than
C)   always be the same as or higher than
D)   always be lower than

Question 4

If one were studying the hypothesis that people with high levels of stress are more likely to get cancer and wanted to include a matched control group, that group would:

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A)   have low levels of stress.
B)   have high levels of stress.
C)   have cancer.
D)   not have cancer.

Question 5

Clinical researchers are usually concerned with a(n)  _____ understanding of abnormality, while practitioners focus on a(n)  _____ understanding.

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A)   nomothetic; idiographic
B)   nomothetic; nomothetic
C)   idiographic; idiographic
D)   idiographic; nomothetic A

Question 6

If an epidemiological study shows that eating disorders are more common in Western countries than in Eastern countries, a researcher could conclude:

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A)   that there are special pressures in Western countries that contribute to eating disorders.
B)   that Eastern countries have a less stressful approach to life.
C)   that adolescence is a more troubling time for children in Western countries than for children in Eastern countries.
D)   nothing about the cause of such a finding.

Question 7

A therapist has created a new psychotherapy approach and initiates this treatment with a client. The therapist conducts a case study and publishes the results. Which factor is MOST likely to be present in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)   Observer bias
B)   Placebo effect
C)   Lack of informed consent
D)   High external validity

Question 8

The principle of informed consent assumes that:

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A)   there is compensation.
B)   the benefits outweigh the risks.
C)   the participant can understand the explanation.
D)   there are no risks in the study under consideration.

Question 9

A person says, "I think the Red Sox win more games on Tuesdays than on any other day of the week." Although this statement is not very scientific, it is a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   research finding.
B)   hypothesis.
C)   example of a case study.
D)   research conclusion. B

Question 10

If a research study concludes that the more activities a person participates in, the less likely that person is to be depressed, the conclusion would be expressed as a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   positive correlation.
B)   unrelated correlation.
C)   negative correlation.
D)   causal relationship.

Question 11

A psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances. The psychologist deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers of food for one day and fed the other half normally. The next day, all participants took the MMPI-2. What was the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)   The level of food deprivation
B)   The MMPI-2
C)   The results on the MMPI-2
D)   The length of time the psychologist controlled food intake

Question 12

Clinical researchers form general, or _____, knowledge about the nature, causes, and treatments of abnormal behavior.

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Question 13

The direction of magnitude is expressed by the statistical term called the _____.

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Question 14

"The heavier you are, the more food you are likely to eat." If true, this statement expresses:

Accepted Answer

A)   no correlation at all.
B)   a causal relationship.
C)   a positive correlation.
D)   a negative correlation.

Question 15

A researcher finds a strong positive correlation between ratings of life stress and symptoms of depression. Therefore, the researcher may be confident that:

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A)   life stress causes symptoms of depression.
B)   symptoms of depression cause life stress.
C)   something else causes stress and depression.
D)   life stress and depression are related.

Question 16

Researchers are examining the effects of listening to background music on the stress levels of truck loaders. Only experienced loaders are included in the study. During the morning shift, music is played. During the afternoon shift, no music is played. What is a potential confound in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Type of music played
B)   The playing of music
C)   The loaders' skill level
D)   The task being measured

Question 17

Which correlation coefficient is of the highest magnitude?

Accepted Answer

A)   +.05
B)   -.81
C)   +.60
D)   -.01

Question 18

One reason why psychologists may use quasi-experimental designs is that:

Accepted Answer

A)   these designs have very small potential for experimenter bias.
B)   these designs allow researchers to eliminate all confounds.
C)   psychologists have limited experience with other research designs.
D)   it would be unethical to manipulate certain variables in human participants.

Question 19

To study some gender differences, a researcher selected a group of 10 men and 10 women and treated all participants exactly the same. Each participant was given a test of psychological function. This study is an example of a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   experiment.
B)   double-masked design.
C)   correlational study.
D)   quasi-experimental study.

Question 20

To justify analogue experiments that use animals, researchers must:

Accepted Answer

A)   make the case that animals and humans are the same.
B)   avoid inducing excessive or unnecessary distress in the animals.
C)   ensure that the animals used in the experiment do not experience physical pain.
D)   guarantee rights to the animals that are equivalent to rights granted humans. B

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