Which of the following is a method that is used to develop valid behavioral categories?
A. Making some preliminary observations and basing your categories on these observations
B. Making some preliminary observations and conducting a literature search to get some ideas about relevant behavioral categories
C. Conducting a literature search to get some ideas about relevant behavioral categories
D. Conducting your study and then adjusting behavioral categories when you analyze your data
Answer: B
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a. bipolar I b. bipolar II c. dysthymic d. conversion
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a. Statistical conclusion validity b. External validity c. Internal validity d. Construct validity
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a. Psychoanalysis b. Humanistic c. Cognitive-behavioral d. Biomedical