Question 1

Mixed designs are frequently used in:

Accepted Answer

A) Treatment outcome studies 
B) Planned procedure studies 
C) Placebo effect studies 
D) Non experimental studies 
A) Treatment outcome studies 
B) Planned procedure studies 
C) Placebo effect studies 
D) Non experimental studies

Question 2

Which of the following would occur in a longitudinal study?

Accepted Answer

A) Measures are taken from different participants over an extended period of time 
B) Measures are taken from the same participants on different occasions usually over extended periods of time 
C) Participation is expected to last for a minimum of 24 hours 
D) Measures are taken from participants in at least six different countries 
A) Measures are taken from different participants over an extended period of time 
B) Measures are taken from the same participants on different occasions usually over extended periods of time 
C) Participation is expected to last for a minimum of 24 hours 
D) Measures are taken from participants in at least six different countries

Question 3

In statistics a correlation coefficient can range from +1.00 through to 1.00.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) A positive correlation = 0 
B) A positive correlation = +1 
C) A positive correlation = - 1 
D) A positive correlation = 1.00 
A) A positive correlation = 0 
B) A positive correlation = +1 
C) A positive correlation = - 1 
D) A positive correlation = 1.00

Question 4

In clinical psychology research which of the following procedures may be distressing for the participant?

Accepted Answer

A) Asking them to relate or relive distressing memories or experiences 
B) Subjecting them to experimental manipulations that may cause stress,anxiety or negative feelings generally 
C) Requiring a participant to reveal information about themselves that may be embarrassing or humiliating 
D) All of the above 
A) Asking them to relate or relive distressing memories or experiences 
B) Subjecting them to experimental manipulations that may cause stress,anxiety or negative feelings generally 
C) Requiring a participant to reveal information about themselves that may be embarrassing or humiliating 
D) All of the above

Question 5

In an experiment,a control group or condition is:

Accepted Answer

A) The group that is exposed to the independent variables under investigation 
B) The group not exposed to the independent variables under investigation 
C) A group that is covertly observed 
D) A group of analogue participants 
A) The group that is exposed to the independent variables under investigation 
B) The group not exposed to the independent variables under investigation 
C) A group that is covertly observed 
D) A group of analogue participants

Question 6

Details primarily about the prevalence of psychological disorders can:

Accepted Answer

A) Be used to gather information about the factors that correlate with psychological disorders 
B) Provide information about how a specific disorder affects people 
C) Help us to understand what some of the risk factors are for a specific psychological disorder 
D) All of the above 
A) Be used to gather information about the factors that correlate with psychological disorders 
B) Provide information about how a specific disorder affects people 
C) Help us to understand what some of the risk factors are for a specific psychological disorder 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Research can have a number of immediate goals,these include:

Accepted Answer

A) Prediction 
B) Control 
C) Understanding 
D) All of the above 
A) Prediction 
B) Control 
C) Understanding 
D) All of the above

Question 8

A Clinical audit is used to determine:

Accepted Answer

A) How many service providers are available in a particular post code 
B) Whether existing clinical knowledge,skills and resources are effective 
C) How often individuals are referred to clinical psychologists 
D) How many service providers are qualified clinical psychologists 
A) How many service providers are available in a particular post code 
B) Whether existing clinical knowledge,skills and resources are effective 
C) How often individuals are referred to clinical psychologists 
D) How many service providers are qualified clinical psychologists

Question 9

Which of the following are advantages of a multiple-baseline design?

Accepted Answer

A) Using a single participant,the researcher can select two or more behaviours to measure and can target the treatment or manipulation on one behaviour but allow the other behaviours to act as control comparisons 
B) The researcher can use multiple participants by first taking baseline measures from each and then introducing the treatment or manipulation successively across the participants 
C) Each individual within the study can receive the treatment for a maximum amount of time without compromising the experimental balance of the study 
D) All of the above 
A) Using a single participant,the researcher can select two or more behaviours to measure and can target the treatment or manipulation on one behaviour but allow the other behaviours to act as control comparisons 
B) The researcher can use multiple participants by first taking baseline measures from each and then introducing the treatment or manipulation successively across the participants 
C) Each individual within the study can receive the treatment for a maximum amount of time without compromising the experimental balance of the study 
D) All of the above

Question 10

When designing an experiment which of the following are questions that you might ask yourself?

Accepted Answer

A) What is my experimental hypothesis and what prediction can I derive from it? 
B) What existing evidence am I using to justify my experimental hypothesis? 
C) What is my experimental manipulation,and what materials and procedures will I need to practically implement it in the experiment? 
D) All of the above 
A) What is my experimental hypothesis and what prediction can I derive from it? 
B) What existing evidence am I using to justify my experimental hypothesis? 
C) What is my experimental manipulation,and what materials and procedures will I need to practically implement it in the experiment? 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Those with more complex psychopathologies are likely to be excluded from treatment outcome studies and so denied access to the treatment programme associated with the study.This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Narrow inclusion criteria 
B) Simple diagnosis criteria 
C) A no-treatment control condition 
D) Complex exclusion criteria 
A) Narrow inclusion criteria 
B) Simple diagnosis criteria 
C) A no-treatment control condition 
D) Complex exclusion criteria

Question 12

In psychological research the term confidentiality means that:

Accepted Answer

A) Participants have a right to expect that information they provide will be treated confidentially 
B) The experimenter appears confident during the experimental situation 
C) The experiment will involve the participant confiding in the experimenter 
D) The experimenter is confident that the hypothesis will be proved 
A) Participants have a right to expect that information they provide will be treated confidentially 
B) The experimenter appears confident during the experimental situation 
C) The experiment will involve the participant confiding in the experimenter 
D) The experimenter is confident that the hypothesis will be proved

Question 13

Clinical trials can be used to test whether:

Accepted Answer

A) A treatment is more effective than no treatment 
B) Whether treatment A is more effective than treatment B 
C) Whether a newly developed treatment is more effective than existing treatment 
D) All of the above 
A) A treatment is more effective than no treatment 
B) Whether treatment A is more effective than treatment B 
C) Whether a newly developed treatment is more effective than existing treatment 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following ways are correlation designs are valuable for clinical psychology researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) They allow the researcher to begin to understand what variables may be interrelated 
B) They are useful for researching how individual differences and personality factors may relate to psychopathology 
C) They allow us to determine whether certain experiences were associated with specific psychopathologies 
D) All of the above 
A) They allow the researcher to begin to understand what variables may be interrelated 
B) They are useful for researching how individual differences and personality factors may relate to psychopathology 
C) They allow us to determine whether certain experiences were associated with specific psychopathologies 
D) All of the above

Question 15

The B stage of the ABA design involves:

Accepted Answer

A) The introduction (or measurement)of the experimental manipulation and its effect on behaviour observed and measured 
B) Treatment being introduced 
C) Observation and measurement of behaviour without any intervention 
D) Covert observation of behaviour 
A) The introduction (or measurement)of the experimental manipulation and its effect on behaviour observed and measured 
B) Treatment being introduced 
C) Observation and measurement of behaviour without any intervention 
D) Covert observation of behaviour

Question 16

SPSS is the acronym for:

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical Predictions for Social Sciences 
B) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 
C) Sexual Preferences for the Sixties and Seventies 
D) Sexual Performance and SAD Syndrome 
A) Statistical Predictions for Social Sciences 
B) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 
C) Sexual Preferences for the Sixties and Seventies 
D) Sexual Performance and SAD Syndrome

Question 17

Which of the following are ethical issues which should be considered when performing research?

Accepted Answer

A) Informed consent 
B) Causing distress or withholding benefits 
C) Privacy and confidentiality 
D) All of the above 
A) Informed consent 
B) Causing distress or withholding benefits 
C) Privacy and confidentiality 
D) All of the above

Question 18

Analogue populations are:

Accepted Answer

A) Participants without any mental health problems 
B) Consist of a normal sample of healthy,student participants 
C) Allows access to a large population base 
D) All of the above 
A) Participants without any mental health problems 
B) Consist of a normal sample of healthy,student participants 
C) Allows access to a large population base 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Qualitative methods involve:

Accepted Answer

A) Emphasising mathematical analyses of data 
B) Self analysis 
C) Verbal analysis of data 
D) Group analysis 
A) Emphasising mathematical analyses of data 
B) Self analysis 
C) Verbal analysis of data 
D) Group analysis

Question 20

Prediction is:

Accepted Answer

A) Reasoning whereby two objects are assumed to be similar 
B) A statement about what will be observed before it actually occurs 
C) Anything that precedes another thing 
D) A measure of success of a test,for test,rule,principal or theory 
A) Reasoning whereby two objects are assumed to be similar 
B) A statement about what will be observed before it actually occurs 
C) Anything that precedes another thing 
D) A measure of success of a test,for test,rule,principal or theory

Mixed designs are frequently used in:

Which of the following would occur in a longitudinal study?

In statistics a correlation coefficient can range from +1.00 through to 1.00.Which of the following is true?

In clinical psychology research which of the following procedures may be distressing for the participant?

In an experiment,a control group or condition is:

Details primarily about the prevalence of psychological disorders can:

Research can have a number of immediate goals,these include:

A Clinical audit is used to determine:

Which of the following are advantages of a multiple-baseline design?

When designing an experiment which of the following are questions that you might ask yourself?

Those with more complex psychopathologies are likely to be excluded from treatment outcome studies and so denied access to the treatment programme associated with the study.This is referred to as:

In psychological research the term confidentiality means that:

Clinical trials can be used to test whether:

Which of the following ways are correlation designs are valuable for clinical psychology researchers?

The B stage of the ABA design involves:

SPSS is the acronym for:

Which of the following are ethical issues which should be considered when performing research?

Analogue populations are:

Qualitative methods involve:

Prediction is:

Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices

Classification and Assessment in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Depression and Mood Disorders

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Neurocognitive Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Exam 3: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Mixed designs are frequently used in:

Which of the following would occur in a longitudinal study?

In statistics a correlation coefficient can range from +1.00 through to 1.00.Which of the following is true?

In clinical psychology research which of the following procedures may be distressing for the participant?

In an experiment,a control group or condition is:

Details primarily about the prevalence of psychological disorders can:

Research can have a number of immediate goals,these include:

A Clinical audit is used to determine:

Which of the following are advantages of a multiple-baseline design?

When designing an experiment which of the following are questions that you might ask yourself?

Those with more complex psychopathologies are likely to be excluded from treatment outcome studies and so denied access to the treatment programme associated with the study.This is referred to as:

In psychological research the term confidentiality means that:

Clinical trials can be used to test whether:

Which of the following ways are correlation designs are valuable for clinical psychology researchers?

The B stage of the ABA design involves:

SPSS is the acronym for:

Which of the following are ethical issues which should be considered when performing research?

Analogue populations are:

Qualitative methods involve:

Prediction is:

Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices

Classification and Assessment in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Depression and Mood Disorders

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Neurocognitive Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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