The person who developed the first psychological theory of abnormal behavior was __________.
A. Friedrich Mesmer
B. Joseph Breuer
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Jean-Martin Charcot
Answer: C
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a. biserial correlation. b. phi coefficient. c. tetrachoric correlation. d. point biserial correlation.
Imagine that your professor is discussing the prevalence of psychological disorders in the general population, and he says, "A study conducted in 2012 estimated that about 11% of the population has a psychological disorder at any one time."
If you were to estimate a confidence interval, based on this numberâ€"11%â€"you would be most likely a. to use the confirmation bias inappropriately. b. to estimate this range by using the availability heuristic, which would be biased because of recent examples. c. to rely too heavily on an anchor, and not make large enough adjustments to that anchor. d. to use decision frames inappropriately.
Stewart is a 10-year-old boy growing up in England, and Moe is a 10-year-old boy growing up in the United States. What difference in handedness would you expect? a. It is most likely that Stewart is right-handed and Moe left-handed. b. It is most likely that Stewart is left-handed and Moe right-handed. c. Both are likely to be right-handed
d. Both are likely to be left-handed.
Explain how shaping and automatic conditioned reinforcement could result in disordered or
bizarre behavior patterns. Define your terms and give a real-world example. What will be an ideal response?