Chapter 3 Quiz (Cengage) – Questions And Solutions
Dr. McCutcheon is trying to formulate a means of identifying people who are
likely to develop antisocial personality disorder. He administers the MMPI-2
to several thousand people - some of whom do and some of whom do not have
this diagnosis - and determines a specific MMPI profile for people with
antisocial personality disorder. He then suggests that this can be used to
accurately anticipate who will and who will not develop this condition. Dr.
McCutcheon is using a ________ strategy in his work. Right Ans - nomothetic
Nicholas is taken to the doctor because he suffers from an ear infection. While
there, he is asked to step on the scale and his weight is recorded as 85 pounds.
When he comes back a week later for a follow-up, he steps on the scale again.
Once again his weight comes back at 85 pounds. The scale in the doctor's
office appears to be ________. Right Ans - reliable
"Either a person does or does not suffer from a particular psychological
disorder." This statement is most consistent with a ________ approach to
diagnosis. Right Ans - categorical
With regard to the new DSM (DSM-5), which of the following is a primary
point that your authors have made? Right Ans - Overall DSM-5 has not
changed substantially from DSM-IV.
As your textbook points out, people with intellectual disabilities have been
labeled with many names throughout history, including moron, imbecile, idiot,
and mentally retarded. What is the important lesson from this fact? Right
Ans - Labels that start out in a neutral way and are meant simply to describe
something can pick up a negative and hurtful stigma.
In 1904, a French psychologist by the name of ________ was asked by the
government of that nation to design a test that would identify children who
were slow learners. Along with colleague Theodore Simon, this individual
developed what is generally regarded as the first intelligence test. Right
Ans - Alfred Binet
Why is it necessary that an assessment measure be standardized before it is
used in real clinical settings? Right Ans - Standardization makes sure that a
Dr. McCutcheon is trying to formulate a means of identifying people who are
likely to develop antisocial personality disorder. He administers the MMPI-2
to several thousand people - some of whom do and some of whom do not have
this diagnosis - and determines a specific MMPI profile for people with
antisocial personality disorder. He then suggests that this can be used to
accurately anticipate who will and who will not develop this condition. Dr.
McCutcheon is using a ________ strategy in his work. Right Ans - nomothetic
Nicholas is taken to the doctor because he suffers from an ear infection. While
there, he is asked to step on the scale and his weight is recorded as 85 pounds.
When he comes back a week later for a follow-up, he steps on the scale again.
Once again his weight comes back at 85 pounds. The scale in the doctor's
office appears to be ________. Right Ans - reliable
"Either a person does or does not suffer from a particular psychological
disorder." This statement is most consistent with a ________ approach to
diagnosis. Right Ans - categorical
With regard to the new DSM (DSM-5), which of the following is a primary
point that your authors have made? Right Ans - Overall DSM-5 has not
changed substantially from DSM-IV.
As your textbook points out, people with intellectual disabilities have been
labeled with many names throughout history, including moron, imbecile, idiot,
and mentally retarded. What is the important lesson from this fact? Right
Ans - Labels that start out in a neutral way and are meant simply to describe
something can pick up a negative and hurtful stigma.
In 1904, a French psychologist by the name of ________ was asked by the
government of that nation to design a test that would identify children who
were slow learners. Along with colleague Theodore Simon, this individual
developed what is generally regarded as the first intelligence test. Right
Ans - Alfred Binet
Why is it necessary that an assessment measure be standardized before it is
used in real clinical settings? Right Ans - Standardization makes sure that a
