Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between theory and research in clinical psychology?
a. Theory influences research methods.
b. Research outcome influences theory.
c. Theory and research each progress without influence from the other.
d. Theory and research influence each other.
D
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Using today's standards, how would Wendy be accurately classified as a "gifted" child?
a. She only needs an IQ score of at least 160. b. She only needs to perform in the top 50% of her group on a given task. c. She needs a high IQ score and some special abilities. d. She needs a high IQ score or some special abilities.
Which is true concerning social dominance orientation (SDO)?
a. High SDO individuals strive to maximize their group’s relative gain over other groups. b. Low SDO individuals focus on individual competition, rather than group-level competition. c. Those who focus on “equalizing conditions for all groups” are high in SDO. d. High SDO goes hand in hand with the fundamental attribution error. e. Those who prefer peaceful solutions to conflict lack a SDO.
Which of the following supports the view that addiction should not be defined only by the user's desire to avoid withdrawal symptoms?
A. Only drugs of abuse produce withdrawal symptoms. B. Many users purposely go through withdrawal to reset their tolerance level. C. Severity of withdrawal symptoms is correlated with the degree to which a drug is addictive. D. Addiction only occurs when a drug has already produced withdrawal symptoms.
Early studies of adult intelligence led researchers to the conclusion that intelligence in adulthood
is plastic and variable, and may either increase or decrease. increases slowly during the 20s and early 30s, and declines thereafter. peaks at about age 18, remains stable until the mid-20s, and declines thereafter. is most significantly affected by experience, such as war traumas.