Correlational studies yield information about causation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Dr. Black is doing research in which she must diagnose clients at a mental health clinic. Because diagnostic reliability is of great concern in research, she will most likely establish diagnoses by using __________.
A. open-ended interviews B. structured assessment interviews C. the mental status exam D. time-limited interviews that last the same length of time for each client, although the questions may differ
A psychological test is said to have content validity if
a. the items in the test broadly represent the trait in question. b. its results are comparable to established standards of performance. c. it produces the same results from one time to the next. d. it predicts other measures of the personality trait in question.
Obtaining precise temporal information about the time course of mental operations is achieved by using
a. magnetic resonance imaging. c. event-related potentials. b. positron emission tomography. d. radioactive tracers.
Gender identity can be defined as ____.
A. the pattern of one's sex chromosomes B. the sex one identifies with and calls oneself C. sexual awareness present in almost all mammalian species D. the set of activities presumed to be common for one sex or another in a society