ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER 1 (HOOLEY) 2026
An experimental design, often involving
a single subject, wherein a baseline pe-
ABAB Design confirm that the treatment resulted in a riod (A) is followed by a
treatment (B). To change in behavior, the treatment is then withdrawn (A) and reinstated
(B)
Field of psychology concerned with the
Abnormal psychology study, assessment, treatment, and pre- vention
of abnormal behavior
Acute onset, usually with intense symptoms Used to describe a disorder of
sudden
Studies in which a researcher attempts
Analogue studies to emulate the conditions hypothesized
as leading to abnormality
Occurs when the researcher has precon-
Bias ence the observations he or she makes ceived ideas and expectations
that influ-
in the research study
An in-depth examination of an individual
or family that draws from a number of
Case study data sources, including interviews and
psychological testing
Used to describe a longstanding or fre-
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, Chronic quently recurring disorder, often with pro-
gressing seriousness
Occurrence of two or more identified dis-
Comorbidity orders in the same psychologically disor-
dered individual
Group of subjects who do not exhibit the disorder being studied but who are
comparable in all other respects to the
Comparison/control group criterion group. Also, a comparison group of subjects who do not
receive a condi- tion or treatment the effects of
which are being stated
Correlation Tendency of two variables to change to-
gether.
A statistic that ranges from +1 to -1 and
Correlation coefficient reflects the degree of association be- tween two variables.
Examines whether and how variables go
Correlational research together (co-vary) without manipulation
(changing) any variables
Criterion group Group of subjects who exhibit the disor- der
under study
The factor that is observed to change
Dependent variable with changes in the manipulated (inde-
pendent) variables
Method of collecting research data that
Direct observation involves directly observing behavior in a
given situation
A condition where neither the subject nor
the experimenter has knowledge about
Double-blind study what specific experimental condition (or drug)
that subject is receiving
The strength if the relationship between
Effect size two variables in a statistical population
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An experimental design, often involving
a single subject, wherein a baseline pe-
ABAB Design confirm that the treatment resulted in a riod (A) is followed by a
treatment (B). To change in behavior, the treatment is then withdrawn (A) and reinstated
(B)
Field of psychology concerned with the
Abnormal psychology study, assessment, treatment, and pre- vention
of abnormal behavior
Acute onset, usually with intense symptoms Used to describe a disorder of
sudden
Studies in which a researcher attempts
Analogue studies to emulate the conditions hypothesized
as leading to abnormality
Occurs when the researcher has precon-
Bias ence the observations he or she makes ceived ideas and expectations
that influ-
in the research study
An in-depth examination of an individual
or family that draws from a number of
Case study data sources, including interviews and
psychological testing
Used to describe a longstanding or fre-
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, Chronic quently recurring disorder, often with pro-
gressing seriousness
Occurrence of two or more identified dis-
Comorbidity orders in the same psychologically disor-
dered individual
Group of subjects who do not exhibit the disorder being studied but who are
comparable in all other respects to the
Comparison/control group criterion group. Also, a comparison group of subjects who do not
receive a condi- tion or treatment the effects of
which are being stated
Correlation Tendency of two variables to change to-
gether.
A statistic that ranges from +1 to -1 and
Correlation coefficient reflects the degree of association be- tween two variables.
Examines whether and how variables go
Correlational research together (co-vary) without manipulation
(changing) any variables
Criterion group Group of subjects who exhibit the disor- der
under study
The factor that is observed to change
Dependent variable with changes in the manipulated (inde-
pendent) variables
Method of collecting research data that
Direct observation involves directly observing behavior in a
given situation
A condition where neither the subject nor
the experimenter has knowledge about
Double-blind study what specific experimental condition (or drug)
that subject is receiving
The strength if the relationship between
Effect size two variables in a statistical population
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