The “college sophomore problem” refers to what problem in sampling?
a. College sophomores who help with research not doing a reliable job.
b. College sophomores being the target sample to generalize research to.
c. College sophomores being the target population to recruit from.
d. College sophomores being the primary consumers of psychological science.
Ans: c. College sophomores being the target population to recruit from.
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Building competency in relation to the field of practice under study may begin with which of the following tasks?
a. a search of relevant literature in the area b. a search of other studies on the intervention c. a search of other clients who have received the intervention d. a and b only e. all of the above
Current United States health policy has:
a) not supported pharmaceutical company research and development enough, resulting in many drugs that do not work b) established a Medicine Prices Review Board that sets the prices of drugs marketed in the United States and as a result, drug prices in the U.S. have dropped by a third c) not allowed pharmaceutical companies to medicalize common conditions or promote drugs that might cure common conditions d) allowed pharmaceutical companies to medicalize common conditions and promote drugs heavily
A narrative therapist is working with a 17-year-old client, Alexa, and her mother regarding Alexa's struggles with an eating disorder. As therapy has progressed, and the therapist has worked with Alexa to separate her from her problem, the therapist might phrase a middle-phase goal in therapy in which of the following ways?
A) Increase instances of defiance in response to anorexia's directions to not eat. B) Increase food intake from less than one time daily to three times daily in six weeks. C) Reduce the rigid patterns that fuel the anorexic behavior. D) Reduce the negative contact between Alexa and the anorexia.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about research and the evidence base for Bowenian and psychoanalytic therapies?
A) Research is needed on the outcomes and effectiveness of Bowen and psychoanalytic family therapies so that these models can be refined and further developed. B) Research shows support for Bowen's assumption that people marry a person with a similar level of differentiation. C) Research does not support the relation between differentiation and (a) chronic anxiety, (b) marital satisfaction, and (c) psychological distress. D) Research does not support the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic outcome from the therapist's relationship with his or her parents, discrediting the Bowenian emphasis on the self-of-the-therapist.