The major advantage of the experimental method is that it
A) is a fast, inexpensive way to gather a lot of data.
B) quickly detects relationships between variables.
C) helps researchers determine cause-and-effect relationships.
D) gives researchers great latitude for improvisation if conditions change.
C
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A. dissociative fugue B. dissociative amnesia C. dissociative identity disorder D. depersonalization disorder
In a study by Baldwin and colleagues (1989), Catholic girls shown subliminal photos of the pope while reading a magazine article about sex reported an increase in:
A) self-esteem. B) enthusiasm for the Church. C) anxiety. D) sexual arousal.
The relationship between substance abuse and mental illness is called ______
a. morbidity c. one-half morbidity b. comorbidity d. two-thirds morbidity
Treatment of people with antisocial personality disorder and/or psychopathy
A) can actually cause rates of reoffending to increase rather than decrease. B) is usually successful if it is based on cognitive behavioral techniques. C) is often successful if the group treatment format is used. D) can dramatically reduce the amount of reoffending.