Which of the following is NOT a key advantage of providing a diagnosis according to the textbook?
a. Communication in that a wealth of information is conveyed in a single term.
b. Diagnoses provide important stigma to accelerate the study of treatment outcome.
c. Standard rules are provided for defining mental disorders and for seeking the cause of these disorders.
d. Because everyone uses the same system, clinicians can find useful assessment strategies.
b
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The use of the principles of chance to assign participants to treatment and control groups for the purpose of avoiding systematic bias is called
a. randomization. c. random dispersion. b. random assignment. d. random variability.
Mary's parents want her to put her books in her bookcase. At first, they praise her for putting the books together in one pile. Then they praise her for getting the books on the same side of the room as the bookcase
When she gets the books on top of the bookcase, she gets praise. Finally, her parents praise her when she puts her books in the bookcase. This is an example of __________ a) negative reinforcement. b) punishment. c) extinction. d) shaping.
What is the most important consideration in human development research in terms of ethical standards? That the participants will ____
a. gain knowledge about themselves b. have fun participating c. not be harmed d. learn something from the study
The sound of rolling thunder in the distance would have which type of wave profile?
A. Low frequency and low amplitude B. Low frequency and high amplitude C. High frequency and low amplitude D. High frequency and high amplitude