Reliability has been improved in the editions of the DSM since DSM-III by
a) providing extensive theoretical background for clinicians.
b) more diagnoses to choose.
c) clear guidelines for identifying symptoms associated with disorders.
d) elaborate decision trees that decrease the likelihood one might diagnose multiple conditions.
c
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The nature/nurture debate considers
a. why genes are more influential in development than environment. b. why the environment is more important in development than evolution. c. the relationship(s) between genetics, environment, and human development. d. whether people grow in a continuous or a "start and stop" fashion.
Suppose that X is used to predict Y and that both are in Z-score form. Which of the following is always true regarding the predicted Y score? a. It is larger than the obtained X score
b. It is smaller than the X score. c. It is closer to 0 than the obtained Y score. d. It is closer to 0 than the X score.
_____ is the tendency to explain other people's behavior as the result of personal, rather than situation, factors
a. The situation error c. The fundamental attribution error b. The automatic error d. The motivational error
If your child is around one year of age, it is likely that she ____
a. ?experiences separation anxiety, but has outgrown stranger anxiety b. ?experiences stranger anxiety, but has outgrown separation anxiety c. ?had yet to experience both separation and stranger anxiety d. ?experiences both separation and stranger anxiety