PSYCH 352 QUIZ EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A person believes that his anxiety is entirely due to his childhood experiences. What
approach to understanding psychopathology is this person taking? - Answers -
Unidimensional
What is an allele? - Answers - Variation in the sequence of DNA
Genetic variations, brain circuit connectivity, and childhood maltreatment are all
examples of what? - Answers - Diathesis
The epigenome influences gene expression by what? - Answers - Instructing genes to
switch off or on to varrying degrees
Systematic observation, public knowledge, and solvable problems are all a main
element of what? - Answers - Science
What is the main limitation of correlation research? - Answers - It cannot determine
cause and effect
Why might the placebo effect be getting stronger? - Answers - Beliefs that medications
are getting more effective
What is a nocebo? - Answers - Expectations that could impede treatment
Which government agency regulates and certifies that psychological treatments are
effective and safe for people in the US? - Answers - There is no such regulatory agency
The number of studies that show similar results, the quality of the studies, and experts
agreeing that a treatment is evidence-based are all used to determine what? - Answers
- If a treatment is evidence based or not
An overreliance on testimonials about the treatment's effectiveness, claim treatment
works for a lot of different disorders, and using a lot of unnecessary impressive
sounding language to describe the treatment are all example of what? - Answers -
Pseudoscience
Yes or no. Is it possible for a well-intentioned psychological treatment to cause great
harm to a client/patient? - Answers - Yes, it is possible
ANSWERS
A person believes that his anxiety is entirely due to his childhood experiences. What
approach to understanding psychopathology is this person taking? - Answers -
Unidimensional
What is an allele? - Answers - Variation in the sequence of DNA
Genetic variations, brain circuit connectivity, and childhood maltreatment are all
examples of what? - Answers - Diathesis
The epigenome influences gene expression by what? - Answers - Instructing genes to
switch off or on to varrying degrees
Systematic observation, public knowledge, and solvable problems are all a main
element of what? - Answers - Science
What is the main limitation of correlation research? - Answers - It cannot determine
cause and effect
Why might the placebo effect be getting stronger? - Answers - Beliefs that medications
are getting more effective
What is a nocebo? - Answers - Expectations that could impede treatment
Which government agency regulates and certifies that psychological treatments are
effective and safe for people in the US? - Answers - There is no such regulatory agency
The number of studies that show similar results, the quality of the studies, and experts
agreeing that a treatment is evidence-based are all used to determine what? - Answers
- If a treatment is evidence based or not
An overreliance on testimonials about the treatment's effectiveness, claim treatment
works for a lot of different disorders, and using a lot of unnecessary impressive
sounding language to describe the treatment are all example of what? - Answers -
Pseudoscience
Yes or no. Is it possible for a well-intentioned psychological treatment to cause great
harm to a client/patient? - Answers - Yes, it is possible
