How does the Einstein example in your text illustrate a drawback of the statistical deviance approach to defining abnormality?
a. Deviance is always a disorder
b. The measurement accuracy is limited
c. Too many people have high intelligence
d. Statistical deviance from the norm is not necessarily a disorder
d
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A) traditional hypnotherapy B) group therapy C) rational emotive behavior therapy D) electroconvulsive therapy
Helen is administering an intelligence test to children to determine if they have a learning disorder. She should be sure to ____
a. test several children at the same time as a way of reducing their anxiety b. make sure the children are relaxed by playing soft music as they take the test c. only give extra time to those who seem to need it d. be aware of each student's linguistic and cultural background
A major difference between Watson's behaviorism and Freud's psychoanalysis is that behaviorism stresses:
a. the function of the mind, but psychoanalysis stresses the potential for growth b. observable behavior, but psychoanalysis stresses unconscious urges c. the potential for growth, but psychoanalysis stresses unconscious urges d. biological activity, but psychoanalysis stresses observable behavior
Measures of dispersion provide information about:
A) the most frequently occurring score in a distribution B) the middle score in a distribution C) the variability of the scores in a distribution D) the average of the scores in a distribution