DSM-IV calls for categorical judgments about the diagnosis for personality disorders. Imagine that the new DSM-V appears just as you earn your professional license in a few years, and it calls for dimensional determinations, as many current psychologists suggest. This change would mean
a. deciding whether to reject the personality disorder diagnosis.
b. deciding whether another diagnosis is more appropriate.
c. differential diagnosis.
d. determining the severity of the personality disorder.
Ans: d. determining the severity of the personality disorder.
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b. The laws about informed consent for research differ among countries. c. The meaning of a self-rating varies among countries. d. Some countries have much larger populations than others do.
Jericho is doing a quick survey for his high school newspaper. He hands out a simple index card to 100 seniors in his high school and asks them to simply drop it in a box left near the gymnasium. The card has no place for a name or identifying information. It simply says "In the past year, have you been drunk even one time?" The student simply has to check "yes" or "no.". If Jericho's classmates
are like most U.S. seniors, about ____ of them will check "yes.". a. 15 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75
A category that has rules for membership or non-membership is called a __________
concept. a. representative b. categorical c. formal d. natural e. hierarchical
Why can WEIRD research participants be problematic?
A. They are difficult to identify and therefore are under-represented in most research studies. B. They tend to score higher on extraversion and lower on neuroticism than the general population. C. Their behaviors and experiences are likely to be unrepresentative of human beings overall. D. They generally don't participate in personality research studies.