Exam 4: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

In quasi-experimental designs:

Case studies can be beneficial in

________________ refers to the extent to which the interpretations drawn from the results of a study can be generalized to real-world settings.

_____________ refers to the extent to which the interpretations drawn from the results of a study can be justified and alternative interpretations can be reasonably ruled out.

When beginning research on a new topic the selection of an appropriate research design should follow:

The extent to which a measure adds to the prediction of a variable beyond what can be predicted with other measures is known as

Ensuring that participants have an opportunity to promptly obtain information about the nature,results,and conclusions of the research,as well as to correct any misconceptions about the research is referred to as __________.

What is a randomized controlled trial?

Clinical significance refers to whether

Describe three threats to the internal validity of a study.

A person who thinks "There's no research telling me that this new diet is ineffective,so that must mean that it's effective!" is engaging in a common error in thinking referred to as:

Practice must change when evidence shows that a theoretically sound intervention does not work.An example of a commonly used,(but ineffective)psychotherapeutic component for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder during 1970s and 1980s was

Concluding there is an effect when no true effect exists is known as a

Relying on common sense as a guide to appropriate decision-making can be problematic because

A child who isn't getting along with another child says: "She either wants to be my best friend,or doesn't want to be friends at all!" By reducing the range of options to just two extremes,this child is engaging in a common thinking error referred to as:

A logical error assuming that the most valid conclusion to reach is a compromise between two competing positions is a common error in thinking referred to as:

The difference between the means of the experimental group and the control group,divided by the standard deviation of either the control group or the pooled sample of both groups is the

Mischaracterizing a position in order to make it look absurd or unpalatable is a common error in thinking referred to as:

In an A-B single case design,"A" represents:

When selecting a sample for study,a researcher must be careful to: