Which of the following is an important strength of the scientific method?
A. It is very imprecise.
B. It makes use of an empirical process that enhances biases and errors.
C. It is very cheap to employ
D. It can be used for any of the four goals of psychology.
Answer: D
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b. It emphasized a biological perspective, sometimes at the expense of the human aspect of psychological disorders c. It is too similar to previous, flawed nosological systems. d. Its diagnostic categories are still too "fuzzy" at the edges, which contributes to frequent comorbid diagnoses.
Which of the following is a genetic hunger factor that regulates body weight?
a. peripheral cues c. number of fat cells b. fixed action patterns d. pheromones
In their research on "fear of success" in women, Crawford and Maracek argue that:
a. females who fear success fantasize about being men b. females unfortunately are judged by the members of society in relation to male norms and values c. females fail to perform well on female-oriented tasks d. females outperform males on male- and female-oriented tasks
In the diagnosis of insomnia, the clinician takes into account several factors, one of which is the patient's
A. behavior while awake. B. sleeping muscle movement as measured by an electromyogram. C. amount of sleep time that the patient believes is appropriate. D. objective measure of the polysomnographic (PSG) evaluation.