When people use convenience sampling techniques, they are assuming that ______.
A. the sample is fairly representative of people in general
B. the representativeness of the sample is not important
C. the importance of the research outweighs the importance of using a representative sample
D. another study will be done with a representative sample if significant results are found with a nonrepresentative sample
A. the sample is fairly representative of people in general
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During the 1940s and 1950s, there arose a clear need for standards related to:
a. the use of assessments with children b. the ethics of animal testing c. the sale and distribution of testing instruments d. the development and use of testing instruments
Jackson (2001) introduced the term “wounded healer”. Discuss the positive and negative consequences of working in emotionally charged therapeutic contexts.
What will be an ideal response?
By encouraging clients to actively participate in the analysis of their lifestyles and the goals to which those styles are directed, Adlerian therapists are working with which of the following processes?
a. Catharsis b. Consciousness raising c. Contingency control d. Counterconditioning
Several meta-analytic studies of cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents have documented all of the following EXCEPT:
a. CBT for adolescents is more effective than no treatment and active placebo. b. CBT for adolescents has yielded large effect sizes (> .80). c. CBT for adolescents is about as effective as antidepressant medication. d. CBT is more effective for adolescents than for children.