Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of correlational studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  A correlation can be either positive or negative.
B)  Behaviour is not manipulated,but rather quantitatively measured and analyzed statistically.
C)  They are frequently carried out where experimental manipulation is impossible or unethical.
D)  They measure the degree of relationship between two variables.
E)  They generally do not require a large number of participants. E

Question 2

The main problem with the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test is that it produces many false negatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The resolution of the image produced by (an)can be improved by injecting a substance to enhance contrasts between different sorts of tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  PAT (positron axial tomography) 
B)  PET (positron emission tomography) 
C)  MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 
D)  EEG (electroencephalogram) 
E)  CAT (computerized axial tomography)  E

Question 4

List the four sets of variables in the Kanfer and Phillips (1970)SORC model.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the four sets of variables in...

Question 5

Random assignment is a procedure that ensures that each participant in an experiment has an equal probability of being in either the experimental or control groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the text,the most widely used structured clinical interview is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IIIR (SCI
D)  .
B)  Structured Clinical Interview for Psychiatric Illness (SCIPI) .
C)  The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-IV) .
D)  The DSM-5.
E)  Mental Status Examination.

Question 7

A confound occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  two or more independent variables exert their influence on a dependent variable at different times.
B)  an experimental investigation lacks external validity.
C)  two or more independent variables exert their influence on a dependent variable at the same time.
D)  the results of an experiment are not significant.
E)  one independent variable exerts an influence on a dependent variable.

Question 8

A musical child grows older and begins to hang out with other musically-gifted peers,and eventually decides to enter the Faculty of Music when he goes to University.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  passive gene-environment correlation.
B)  evocative gene-environment correlation.
C)  concordance.
D)  cross-fostering.
E)  active gene-environment correlation.

Question 9

There has been a great deal of research,using a wide variety of methods,examining the concordance rates for disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.These studies have generally revealed higher concordance rates inthan in

Accepted Answer

A)  monozygotic twins; adopted relatives
B)  adopted relatives; biological relatives
C)  biological relatives; adopted relatives
D)  dizygotic twins; monozygotic twins
E)  monozygotic twins; dizygotic twins

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT suggested by the text as a problem with the unstructured interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has poor validity.
B)  It has poor reliability.
C)  Clinicians using this type of interview may only look for information that confirms their hypotheses.
D)  Clients often dislike participating in them.
E)  The theoretical paradigm of the clinician greatly influences the type of information gathered.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most stable of the psychological traits
B)  It can predict important life outcomes,such as income,physical and mental health
C)  It is moderately to strongly related to academic achievement
D)  It has been criticized as simply measuring academic achievement
E)  It can reliably identify those with learning disabilities

Question 12

Which of the following are problems with the actuarial approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the equations and algorithms found in the literature do not generalize to practice settings.
B)  Those who endorse it argue that there is no substitute for the clinician's experience and personal judgment in coming to decisions.
C)  There is often more than one approach to choose from,yielding different results.
D)  Actuarial decisions are often affected by subjective influences upon decision-making.
E)  The clinical approach is more efficient in making predictions in a variety of situations.

Question 13

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs.The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

Accepted Answer

A)  sibling study.
B)  adoption study.
C)  twin study.
D)  matched study.
E)  zygotic study.

Question 14

Aside from his adult intelligence test,Wechsler also developed

Accepted Answer

A)  both the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C)  and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) .
B)  the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) .
C)  both the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI) and the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C)  .
D)  the Stanford-Binet Scale of Intelligence (SBI) .
E)  the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WIS
C)  .

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The main problem with the test is that it produces many false positives.
B)  It consists of a series of nine cards containing lines and shapes,which children are asked to copy and then draw from memory.
C)  It is rarely used at present,though it was commonly employed in the past.
D)  There are currently no standardized scoring systems for this test.
E)  It is very difficult to administer.

Question 16

What is an analogue observational setting? Why is it used? What is subject reactivity and should one be concerned with it in an analogue observational setting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is an analogue observational setting? Why...

Question 17

The explicit purpose of neuropsychological tests is to

Accepted Answer

A)  assess abilities in the verbal and non-verbal intelligence domains.
B)  determine the relationships between behavior and brain function.
C)  generate special scores that the tests of ordinary psychologists cannot.
D)  identify ability profiles that correspond to known mental illnesses.
E)  accurately distinguish "organic" from developmental brain dysfunction.

Question 18

The results of an MMPI-II assessment give a clinician a DSM-5 diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not true of Binet's work,according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was commissioned by the Parisian school board to develop a test that would identify children who might need special education.
B)  Binet tested the hypothesis that intelligence has a hereditary aspect.
C)  His work developed into the Stanford-Binet scales,now in their fifth edition.
D)  He used the intelligence quotient (IQ) ,determined by dividing a child's performance by the child's chronological age and multiplying by 100.
E)  He was the first to use a large sample of subjects to establish norms to describe intelligence.

Question 20

Briefly state the difference between a quasi-experimental study and an experiment upon which of these have the DSMs been primarily based?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly state the difference between a quasi-experimental...

Exam 4: Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Which of the following is NOT true of correlational studies?

The main problem with the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test is that it produces many false negatives.

The resolution of the image produced by (an) can be improved by injecting a substance to enhance contrasts between different sorts of tissue.

List the four sets of variables in the Kanfer and Phillips (1970)SORC model.

Random assignment is a procedure that ensures that each participant in an experiment has an equal probability of being in either the experimental or control groups.

According to the text,the most widely used structured clinical interview is the

A confound occurs when

A musical child grows older and begins to hang out with other musically-gifted peers,and eventually decides to enter the Faculty of Music when he goes to University.This is known as

There has been a great deal of research,using a wide variety of methods,examining the concordance rates for disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.These studies have generally revealed higher concordance rates inthan in

Which of the following was NOT suggested by the text as a problem with the unstructured interview?

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding IQ?

Which of the following are problems with the actuarial approach?

Leanne is conducting a study in which she is examining the difference in rates of bipolar disorder between monozygotic and dizygotic twins pairs.The term most frequently used to describe this sort of study is

Aside from his adult intelligence test,Wechsler also developed

Which of the following is true of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test?

What is an analogue observational setting? Why is it used? What is subject reactivity and should one be concerned with it in an analogue observational setting?

The explicit purpose of neuropsychological tests is to

The results of an MMPI-II assessment give a clinician a DSM-5 diagnosis.

Which of the following is not true of Binet's work,according to the text?

Briefly state the difference between a quasi-experimental study and an experiment upon which of these have the DSMs been primarily based?