The "Dodo bird verdict" refers to the fact that outcome studies
A) are flawed bypersonal biases
B) cannot measure abnormal behavior
C) find all kinds of therapies about equallyeffective
D) do not detect minor problems in emotions
C
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The therapy procedure using only the first step of overcorrection is called
a. theft reversal. b. behavioral practice. c. communication training. d. expression therapy.
The distinction between functional and presenting somatization is that
a. functional designates major dysfunction, presenting does not. b. functional is not part of another mental disorder and presenting is. c. they acknowledge severity from lesser to greater. d. one is organic and the other is psychological.
Regarding psychological assessment, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Psychological assessments are significantly less accurate than commonly used medical tests. b. Test scores are informative, but they can incorrectly label people. c. A clinical psychologist trying to decide if a person has emotional problems should use the MMPI-2 plus information from interviews and other tests. d. Interviews, observation, rating scales, and personality questionnaires try to directly identify overt, observable traits.
Children are most likely to demonstrate committed compliance when
a. they experience a warm, mutually responsive relationship with their parents. b. their parents are consistently available to impose a punishment. c. parenting style involves a permissive approach. d. parents are strict and authoritarian.