Each of the following represents a potential problem for assessing the effectiveness of
psychotherapy EXCEPT
a. Lack of formal professional standards for therapists.
b. Measurement issues
c. Ethical dilemmas
d. Self-selection
e. An appropriate control group
a. Lack of formal professional standards for therapists.
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Dr. Schultze conducts research on the effects of a new drug on obsessive-compulsive disorder. In his study, neither Schultze nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. This example describes
a. random sampling. b. a double-blind study. c. a single-blind study. d. a control factor. e. a social desirability bias.
A professor asks students to guess what percent of people in homeless shelters are parents and children. Before you can consider your answer, another student shouts out "about 10%." Your answer may be either higher or lower than it would be otherwise because of
a. the belief-bias effect. b. the confirmation bias. c. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic. d. the hindsight bias.
Sophia competes successfully at local spelling bees. The two-factor theory of intelligence predicts that Sophia:
A) is an expert musician. B) enjoys chess. C) does well in her algebra class. D) receives lower-than-average grades in biology class.
Behavior patterns that heighten the risk for cancer include all of the following EXCEPT
a. smoking. c. sunbathing. b. eating high fiber foods. d. drinking alcohol.