Distinguish between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, and provide two examples of each type.

What will be an ideal response?


Positive symptoms represent additions to normal behaviors. Examples include hallucinations, which are perceptions that occur in the absence of a sensory stimulus, and delusions, which are incorrect beliefs that are resistant to change. Negative symptoms are represented by behaviors that are missing, such as poverty of speech or flattened emotional response.

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Popular beliefs are difficult to access.

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Problems of observer bias can arise in the context of a case study because

A. extraneous variables are often uncontrolled. B. the nomothetic approach is especially prone to observer bias. C. case studies typically involve unobtrusive observation. D. the researcher is often both observer and participant.

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Which term describes an approach to education through which students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study on a given topic?

A. special education B. acceleration C. enrichment D. gifted and talented

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All EXCEPT which of the following would you expect a child to list when you asked them to describe themselves?

a. their physical characteristics b. their possessions c. their religious beliefs d. their preferences

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