PSYC 435 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PRACTICE EXAM SET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
BUNDLED
●● In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic
histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such
problems. In this example, the girls with eating disorders are the ______
group.
a. comparison
b. control
c. criterion
d. treatment.
Answer: c. criterion
●● Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because
______.
a. effective treatment is not possible without such an understanding.
b. classification of disorders cannot be done without such information.
c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental
disorders possible.
d. disagreements about the causes of psychopathology have long limited
the advancements made in the study of abnormal psychology..
,Answer: c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of
mental disorders possible.
●● If fraternal (or dizygotic) twins are more likely to be concordant for a
trait than other siblings, can it be concluded that the higher concordance
rate is due to the greater degree of genetic relatedness?
a. Yes.
b. Yes, but only if the siblings studied are of the same sex and age.
c. No, because the greater similarity can be attributed to environmental
influence.
d. No, because fraternal twins are no more genetically alike than other
siblings..
Answer: d. No, because fraternal twins are no more genetically alike
than other siblings.
●● Medications for psychological disorders______.
a. were first used centuries ago.
b. were first used only recently.
c. still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy
powder."
d. made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult..
Answer: a. were first used centuries ago.
, ●● Which of the following most accurately describes the notion of
different viewpoints of abnormal behaviour?
a. Each viewpoint accurately describes the causes and symptoms of two
or three different disorders.
b. Each viewpoint offers its own explanation of abnormal behaviour.
c. All viewpoints are equally valid.
d. Only the biological viewpoint has been studied experimentally..
Answer: b. Each viewpoint offers its own explanation of abnormal
behaviour.
●● Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?
a. Comparison
b. Criterion
c. Dependent
d. Independent.
Answer: d. Independent
●● The effects of early social deprivation _____
a. are explained differently by the various psychosocial perspectives.
b. have not been well-established.
c. cannot be explained by psychosocial theories.
d. are not seen when physical needs are adequately met..
PRACTICE EXAM SET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
BUNDLED
●● In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic
histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such
problems. In this example, the girls with eating disorders are the ______
group.
a. comparison
b. control
c. criterion
d. treatment.
Answer: c. criterion
●● Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because
______.
a. effective treatment is not possible without such an understanding.
b. classification of disorders cannot be done without such information.
c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental
disorders possible.
d. disagreements about the causes of psychopathology have long limited
the advancements made in the study of abnormal psychology..
,Answer: c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of
mental disorders possible.
●● If fraternal (or dizygotic) twins are more likely to be concordant for a
trait than other siblings, can it be concluded that the higher concordance
rate is due to the greater degree of genetic relatedness?
a. Yes.
b. Yes, but only if the siblings studied are of the same sex and age.
c. No, because the greater similarity can be attributed to environmental
influence.
d. No, because fraternal twins are no more genetically alike than other
siblings..
Answer: d. No, because fraternal twins are no more genetically alike
than other siblings.
●● Medications for psychological disorders______.
a. were first used centuries ago.
b. were first used only recently.
c. still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy
powder."
d. made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult..
Answer: a. were first used centuries ago.
, ●● Which of the following most accurately describes the notion of
different viewpoints of abnormal behaviour?
a. Each viewpoint accurately describes the causes and symptoms of two
or three different disorders.
b. Each viewpoint offers its own explanation of abnormal behaviour.
c. All viewpoints are equally valid.
d. Only the biological viewpoint has been studied experimentally..
Answer: b. Each viewpoint offers its own explanation of abnormal
behaviour.
●● Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?
a. Comparison
b. Criterion
c. Dependent
d. Independent.
Answer: d. Independent
●● The effects of early social deprivation _____
a. are explained differently by the various psychosocial perspectives.
b. have not been well-established.
c. cannot be explained by psychosocial theories.
d. are not seen when physical needs are adequately met..
