Exam 6: Conducting Research in Clinical Psychology

In a(n)_____ design,participants within a single condition are compared to themselves at various points in time.

In short,the _____ of a form of therapy is how well it works "in the lab," where it is practiced according to manualized methods.

Reading a single review of a movie can be informative,but reading a synthesis of many reviews of the same movie can be much more informative about the effect the movie had across many individuals.This notion is analogous to the research strategy known as _____.

_____ refers to the extent to which change in the dependent variable is due solely to change in the independent variable.

_____ refers to the success of a particular therapy in a controlled study conducted with clients who were chosen according to particular study criteria.

_____ refers to the success of a therapy in actual clinical settings in which client problems may be diagnostically complex.

A(n)_____ design is often used by clinical psychologists when they cannot adequately access the target population or situation,so they approximate it to the extent possible.For example,they may ask participants to imagine themselves in a particular situation.

A(n)_____ is a statistical method of combining results of separate studies to create a summation of its findings.

The 1995 Consumer Reports study found that

As reported in the text,what research methods are used to measure psychotherapy outcome?

A researcher planning to follow a group of depressed patients over a 20-year period would likely be using a _____ design.

The ABAB design is an example of a(n)_____.

_____ significance in an efficacy or effectiveness study refers to a statistically significant difference between two groups.It is measured quantitatively.

What is a meta-analysis?

Among the steps involved in the experimental method are

Compare and contrast the idiographic approach to the nomothetic approach.

In 1952,_____ published an unfavorable review of research on psychotherapy outcome,which served as a catalyst for subsequent research on the subject,which has been more positive.

_____ significance in an efficacy or effectiveness study refers to how two groups differ in real-world terms.It answers the question,"Is there a meaningful difference between the groups?"

Compare and contrast efficacy and effectiveness studies of psychotherapy outcome.

_____ designs examine changes in a participant or group across time,often over many years.