PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology Quizzes 1-5
questions with answers
Which of the following factors has a significant effect on the rates of severe
mental illness among Americans?
a. Family size
b. Gender
c. Geographical region of the country
d. Political affiliation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Gender
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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.
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. are explained differently by the various psychosocial
perspectives.
What does the case of JGH, a Native American elder, illustrate?
a. Alcoholism has long-lasting effects on mood and behaviour, even after
drinking has ceased.
questions with answers
Which of the following factors has a significant effect on the rates of severe
mental illness among Americans?
a. Family size
b. Gender
c. Geographical region of the country
d. Political affiliation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Gender
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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.
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. are explained differently by the various psychosocial
perspectives.
What does the case of JGH, a Native American elder, illustrate?
a. Alcoholism has long-lasting effects on mood and behaviour, even after
drinking has ceased.
