PSYC 381: Test #1 study guide
Jeff is a single dad who wasn't able to get to the office today because both of his sons
were home sick and he couldn't find anyone to watch them. When he thought about
missing work, he said, "I'll never get a promotion, because I can't even get my act
together enough to go to work." Jeff felt depressed the next day, called in sick, and sat
at home in the dark the next day. Jeff appears to be relying on the cognitive distortion of
- CORRECT ANSWER-??? not emotional reasoning. maybe overgeneralization
If a researcher wishes to draw causal conclusions about the relation between variables,
she should use a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER-experimental design
One issue that makes research on psychological disorders difficult to conduct is that -
CORRECT ANSWER-patients may be unwilling to participate
To maximize the internal validity of an experiment, it is best to make sure that -
CORRECT ANSWER-all experiences--except for the independent variable--are the
same for members of the control and experimental groups.
Random assignment to conditions is important in experimental research because -
CORRECT ANSWER-it increases the likelihood that the groups will be equivalent.
A statistically significant outcome in research refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER-
reliability of the findings
As discussed in class, one of the limitations of Eysenck's (1952) summary of
psychotherapy research was that it failed to - CORRECT ANSWER-include research on
patients who received no treatment at all
In an experiment involving a specific form of therapy, the independent variable is the -
CORRECT ANSWER-treatment administered
Which of the following designs captures a "snapshot" of a cohort at one time? -
CORRECT ANSWER-cross-sectional
A major drawback of the ABAB reversal design is - CORRECT ANSWER-the limited
generalizability of findings.
The type of sample selected for a study affects the recruitment strategy as well as the -
CORRECT ANSWER-generalizability of findings
William is concerned about appearing "psychologically healthy" when taking a test.
Which of the following tests is the clinician likely to choose to determine whether William
Jeff is a single dad who wasn't able to get to the office today because both of his sons
were home sick and he couldn't find anyone to watch them. When he thought about
missing work, he said, "I'll never get a promotion, because I can't even get my act
together enough to go to work." Jeff felt depressed the next day, called in sick, and sat
at home in the dark the next day. Jeff appears to be relying on the cognitive distortion of
- CORRECT ANSWER-??? not emotional reasoning. maybe overgeneralization
If a researcher wishes to draw causal conclusions about the relation between variables,
she should use a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER-experimental design
One issue that makes research on psychological disorders difficult to conduct is that -
CORRECT ANSWER-patients may be unwilling to participate
To maximize the internal validity of an experiment, it is best to make sure that -
CORRECT ANSWER-all experiences--except for the independent variable--are the
same for members of the control and experimental groups.
Random assignment to conditions is important in experimental research because -
CORRECT ANSWER-it increases the likelihood that the groups will be equivalent.
A statistically significant outcome in research refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER-
reliability of the findings
As discussed in class, one of the limitations of Eysenck's (1952) summary of
psychotherapy research was that it failed to - CORRECT ANSWER-include research on
patients who received no treatment at all
In an experiment involving a specific form of therapy, the independent variable is the -
CORRECT ANSWER-treatment administered
Which of the following designs captures a "snapshot" of a cohort at one time? -
CORRECT ANSWER-cross-sectional
A major drawback of the ABAB reversal design is - CORRECT ANSWER-the limited
generalizability of findings.
The type of sample selected for a study affects the recruitment strategy as well as the -
CORRECT ANSWER-generalizability of findings
William is concerned about appearing "psychologically healthy" when taking a test.
Which of the following tests is the clinician likely to choose to determine whether William
