Select the statement that has historically been TRUE of psychologists' ability to accurately predict violence in a given patient
A) It has never been possible to accurately predict violence.
B) Psychological experts in this area have an accuracy rate of approximately 75%.
C) Psychiatrists, not psychologists, are asked to make this evaluation.
D) It was little better than chance.
D
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Dr. Swartz completed a PhD in clinical psychology. He specializes in diagnosing geriatric cognitive disorders and describing the severity of cognitive impairment. Dr. Swartz is probably a ____________
a. Psychotherapist b. Clinical neuropsychologist c. Neurologist d. Primary care physician
In the United States, what is the proportion of women who are raped in their lifetime?
A. 1 in 3 B. 1 in 4 C. 1 in 5 D. 1 in 6
The _________ was designed to diagnose psychological disorders
a. MMPI c. aptitude test b. behavior rating scales d. none of these
One of the major difficulties involved in studying human beings is that
a. they often behave differently when they are being studied than they would otherwise. b. suspicion checks reveal that measures of deception rarely work. c. participants will rarely give their informed consent to participate. d. the IRB only permits about 5 percent of all proposed studies to be carried out.