According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders, when we try to determine what is abnormal, we should consider
A. scientific or evolutionary data, as well as social values that provide context for the behavior.
B. the social constructs that regulate behavior and thought.
C. cognitive contributions to irregular behaviors.
D. behavioral, as well as psychoanalytic, components of abnormality.
A. scientific or evolutionary data, as well as social values that provide context for the behavior.
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a. sunny. b. snowy. c. rainy. d. cloudy.
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A. take a long time to administer B. have to be made up by the psychologist in advance C. tend to be low in reliability and validity D. are rarely used by clinical psychologists
Carlos, the president of a fraternity on campus, randomly sampled 500 students, asked them if they belonged to a fraternity or sorority, and asked them about their current GPA
He discovered that the GPAs of those people in fraternities and sororities were higher than those of people who were not involved in the Greek system. Gleefully, he presented his findings to the dean, saying that being involved in a fraternity or sorority leads to higher grades. What rule of research methods is Carlos breaking? a. Correlation does not prove causation. b. College students are not representative of the whole sample of people in the world. c. His sample size of 500 is too small to make such a generalization. d. Correlational data do not provide any practical information on a topic.
Midlife crisis is quite common, but it typically occurs after the age of 50
a. true b. false