The crucial test ofa diagnostic system's validity is whether it result in
a. an effective treatment plan
b. all clinicians reaching the same diagnosis for the patient.
c. the accurate diagnostic label for the patient.
d. the same diagnostic label regardless of when the patient is evaluated.
c
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a) may be influenced by emotional factors b) has some inherited quality that relaxes us c) may release hormones and neurotransmitters that are comforting d) is reflexive
In a structured observation a researcher creates a special condition designed to elicit some behavior of interest
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
"There are many assets to using a field study," said the graduate student. "First, you're dealing with correlation, so you can draw conclusions about the direction of causality. Second, you have a high degree of control over confounding variables. Third, because you're dealing with a contrived situation, you're bound to have poor external validity. And fourth, your presence might influence the
subjects' behavior.". Which part of the graduate student's thinking was accurate? a. Because it's a correlational study, one can draw conclusions about causality. b. This type of study affords a high degree of control over confounding variables. c. Because this type of study is contrived, it will result in poor external validity. d. The experimenters' presence can influence the subjects' behavior.
Infants' brains are different from adults' brains in that infants' brains:
A. have more connections among neurons than adults' brains do. B. comprise a significantly smaller percentage of the body size. C. completely comprise non-myelinated neurons. D. have around 300 billion neurons.