In ________, a researcher becomes immersed in the behavioral or social system being studied.
A. naturalistic observation
B. archival research
C. ethnography
D. sociometry
Answer: C
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a. unemployed; employed b. employed; unemployed c. skilled; unskilled d. unskilled; skilled
A statistics instructor asks the students to rate how well they like math. The instructor will use statistics to
a. organize, transform, perform mathematical operations, and otherwise manipulate the students' ratings. b. design a research study looking at students' liking of math. c. round the ratings to two decimal places so that they are more easily communicated. d. organize, summarize, communicate, and draw conclusions about the students' ratings.
According to surveys of clinical psychologists since 1960, the most commonly endorsed psychotherapy orientation
A. was the eclectic/integrative orientation until 2010, when the cognitive orientation was most commonly endorsed. B. has consistently been the behavioral orientation. C. has consistently been the psychodynamic orientation. D. was the psychodynamic orientation until the 1980s, and has been the behavioral orientation since that time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and
dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder? A) No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community. B) Yes, because very few people in society engage in this behavior. C) Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him. D) No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control.