In a child custody evaluation, clinical psychologists are expected to

A. diagnose any disorder the child might have.
B. diagnose any disorder the parents might have.
C. determine what is in the best interest of the child.
D. determine the preferences of the child.


C

Psychology

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A ___________ is what first brought the individual to therapy; the ____________ represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder.

A) diagnosis; symptoms B) incidence, prevalence C) clinical description; presenting problem D) presenting problem; clinical description

Psychology

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

a. stimulus automatically elicits a consequence. b. stimulus, which did not initially produce a response, now elicits that response. c. spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency because of its consequences. d. subject repeats an action he or she has observed another person perform.

Psychology

The notion of an innate biological predisposition for the infant's attachment is part of the ____ theory

a. ethological b. psychoanalytic c. cognitive-developmental d. learning

Psychology

Which of the following terms describes a mental representation of the environment that is formed through observation of one's environment?

A. Insight learning B. Latent learning C. Continuous learning D. Cognitive map

Psychology