Psychologists use __________ to advance the description, explanation, prediction, and control of abnormal behavior.
A. common sense
B. the clinical method
C. the scientific method
D. the medical model
Answer: C
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b. an attraction to inappropriate or odd individuals or objects. c. an attraction to people or things that are not physically mature or are unable to freely give/withhold consent, which causes distress or harm. d. An extremely heightened sexual drive that causes distress
Most acts of discrimination take the form of
a. rewarding ingroup members over outgroup members. b. deliberately blocking outgroups from desired resources. c. engaging in ingroup derogation. d. attempting to lower self-esteem of the outgroup members.
A group of researchers wanted to determine whether animals would be slower in learning a maze when they had been exposed to a particular drug. Half the animals received low doses of the drug, and the other half did not receive the drug. The researchers then counted how many times the animals had to run through the maze before they learned it. In this study, the independent variable is:
a. the amount of drug each animal is given (low dose or none) b. the type of animal the researcher selects for the study c. the number of trials it takes for each animal to learn the maze d. the age of the animals selected
"I can't seem to pinpoint why I am so afraid of things. I can't concentrate on my studies, can't sleep at night, and I have headaches. I've felt like this for more than a year.". This person is most likely describing:
a. conversion disorder c. panic disorder b. agoraphobia d. generalized anxiety disorder