Patching is a research method in which a researcher adds new conditions to a quasi-experiment to help:
A) improve test sensitivity
B) preselect participants in the study
C) rule out alternate explanations of an effect
D) create comparison groups
C
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What problem in defining abnormal behavior is evident in the case of Kevin Warner described in the text?
a. Some statistically rare forms of behavior are desirable. b. Some mental disorders have symptoms that are not harmful. c. A behavior is not dysfunctional unless it is statistically unusual. d. Some people do not perceive their abnormal behavior as personally stressful.
This health behavior model has been designed specifically for HIV patients:
a. Health Belief Model c. Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills b. Theory of Planned Behavior d. Transtheoretical model
One of the problems with Maslow's perspective on needs is:
a. the theory focuses too much on biological needs and ignores social needs b. the theory focuses too much on social needs and ignores biological needs c. the theory lacks scientific rigor d. there are not enough categories to adequately capture the complexity of human behavior
Which of the following defense mechanisms lowers anxiety by exaggerating negative traits in others, often the very traits the person using this defense mechanism also possesses?
a. projection b. displacement c. reaction formation d. sublimation