In a prediction study, the outcome that you are interested in predicting is called the
a. predictor variable.
b. measured variable.
c. criterion variable.
d. confirmatory variable.
c
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Dr. Sheffield has found that forcing his patients to take medication has caused a problem with being able to treat them effectively. This problem is likely to be that ____
a. patients who are forced to take medication tend to become overmedicated and can't focus on therapy b. he becomes so exhausted from forcing treatment on the patients that his own personal resources become depleted and he can't focus on their therapy c. it is illegal in all cases to force treatment on anyone who is unwilling to embrace it d. patients who are forced into treatment seem to resist it, which nullifies the potentially beneficial effects of therapy
John Bowlby retained the psychoanalytic idea that
A) feeding is the primary context in which caregivers and babies build the attachment bond. B) fathers tend to lack the skills necessary for establishing a secure attachment to their infants. C) children rarely construct enduring affectionate ties to their parents until well into middle childhood. D) quality of attachment to the caregiver has profound implications for the child's capacity to form trusting relationships.
The National Institute of Mental Health study known as TADS (Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study) about treatment for adolescent depression, produced three major surprises. Which of the following is NOT true about the study's findings?
A) A combination of antidepressant medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy was most effective. B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy alone is not much better than a placebo treatment. C) Antidepressant medication alone is better than cognitive-behavioral therapy alone. D) The danger to adolescents from antidepressants has been overemphasized and is not that significant.
The main difference between Allport's classification of traits and Cattell's classification of traits is that
a. Allport classified traits subjectively, while Cattell used a statistical approach. b. Allport classified traits statistically, while Cattell used a subjective approach. c. Allport's source traits are the visible areas of personality. d. Cattell's central traits are the basic building blocks of personality.