ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY BY MASH ACTUAL
SCRIPT Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which of the following is least likely to characterize an adolescent with anorexia.
Answer: Lack of emotional restraint
Question 2: Which of the following is least likely to co-occur with eating disorders.
Answer: ADHD
Question 3: A common link between depression and eating disorders may be ___.
Answer: poor emotion regulation
Question 4: ___ is the initial treatment of choice for children and adolescents with anorexia who are
living at home.
Answer: Family-based therapy
Question 5: The most effective current treatment for bulimia is ___.
Answer: cognitive-behavioral therapy
Question 6: scientific approach.
Answer: an organized way of investigating claims that improves on using common sense and causal
observations
Question 7: folklore and fad treatments.
Answer: play to vulnerability of parents of children with problems (they just want the best for their kids)
Question 8: facilitated communication.
Answer: facilitator provides manual assistance by lightly holding a child's hand, wrist or arm, while the
child supposedly communicated by typing on a key board or pointing to letters (who's really doing the
facilitating)
Question 9: pseudoscience.
Answer: demonstrations of benefit are based on anecdotes or testimonials, the child's baseline abilities, and
the possibility of spontaneous improvement are ignored, and related scientific procedures are disavowed
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,Question 10: research process.
Answer: 1. develop hypothesis based on observation/theory/previous findings 2. identify sample,
measurement methods and design 3. gather and analyze data and interpret results
Question 11: epidemiological research.
Answer: the study of the incidence, prevalence, and co-occurrence of childhood disorders and competencies
in clinic-referred and community samples
Question 12: incidence rates.
Answer: the rate at which new cases of a disorder appear over a specified period of time
Question 13: prevalence rates.
Answer: all cases, new or previously existing, observed during a given period of time
Question 14: lifetime prevalence.
Answer: whether children in the sample have had the disorder at any time in their lives
Question 15: correlates.
Answer: variables that are associated with no clear proof that one precedes the other
Question 16: causes.
Answer: influence, either directly or indirectly through other variables, the occurrence of a behavior or
disorder of interest
Question 17: sleeper effects.
Answer: delayed outcomes
Question 18: moderator variables.
Answer: influence the direction or strength of the relationship of variables of interest (SES, cultural
background)
Question 19: mediator variables.
Answer: the process, mechanism, or means through which a variable produces a particular outcome
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,Question 20: standardization.
Answer: process that specifies a set of standards or norms for a method of measurement that are to be used
consistently across different assessments of the construct of interest
Question 21: reliability.
Answer: the consistency, or repeatability, of results obtained using a specific method of measurement
Question 22: internal consistency.
Answer: whether all parts of a method of measurement contribute in a meaningful way to the info obtained
Question 23: validity.
Answer: extent to which it actually measures what it set to measure
Question 24: face validity.
Answer: does it measure what it says it measures
Question 25: construct validity.
Answer: do scores on the measure match what is expected based on theory and previous research
Question 26: convergent validity.
Answer: is there a correlation between what is expected to be related
Question 27: psychophysiological methods.
Answer: assess the relationship between physiological processes and behavior to identify which nervous
systems and processes contribute to children's atypical development and behavior
Question 28: neuroimaging methods.
Answer: used to examine the structure, connections, and/or function of the living brain
Question 29: degree to which findings can be generalized (does it matter?)
Answer: external validity.
Question 30: comorbidity.
Answer: simultaneous occurrence of two or more childhood disorders that is far more common than what
would be predicted from general population base rates of the individual disorders
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, Question 31: the researcher has maximum control over the independent variable or conditions of
interest and can use random assignment of subjects to groups, include needed control conditions, and
control possible sources of bias
Answer: true experiment.
Question 32: correlational studies.
Answer: researchers often examine relationships between variables
Question 33: correlation coefficient.
Answer: number that describes the degree of association between two variables (-1.00 to + 1.00)
Question 34: random assignment.
Answer: control for characteristics of participants that could decrease accuracy of findings
Question 35: natural experiments.
Answer: comparisons made between conditions or treatments that already exist (quasi-experimental,
know-groups comparisons)
Question 36: retrospective research.
Answer: sample fo people is identified at current time and asked for info relating to an earlier time
Question 37: prospective research.
Answer: sample is identified and then followed over time
Question 38: analogue research.
Answer: evaluates a specific variable of interest under conditions that only resemble or approximate the
situation for which one wishes to generalize
Question 39: case study.
Answer: intensive, usually anecdotal, observation and analysis of an individual child
Question 40: qualitative research.
Answer: focuses on narrative accounts, description, interpretation, context and meaning
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SCRIPT Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which of the following is least likely to characterize an adolescent with anorexia.
Answer: Lack of emotional restraint
Question 2: Which of the following is least likely to co-occur with eating disorders.
Answer: ADHD
Question 3: A common link between depression and eating disorders may be ___.
Answer: poor emotion regulation
Question 4: ___ is the initial treatment of choice for children and adolescents with anorexia who are
living at home.
Answer: Family-based therapy
Question 5: The most effective current treatment for bulimia is ___.
Answer: cognitive-behavioral therapy
Question 6: scientific approach.
Answer: an organized way of investigating claims that improves on using common sense and causal
observations
Question 7: folklore and fad treatments.
Answer: play to vulnerability of parents of children with problems (they just want the best for their kids)
Question 8: facilitated communication.
Answer: facilitator provides manual assistance by lightly holding a child's hand, wrist or arm, while the
child supposedly communicated by typing on a key board or pointing to letters (who's really doing the
facilitating)
Question 9: pseudoscience.
Answer: demonstrations of benefit are based on anecdotes or testimonials, the child's baseline abilities, and
the possibility of spontaneous improvement are ignored, and related scientific procedures are disavowed
Page 1
,Question 10: research process.
Answer: 1. develop hypothesis based on observation/theory/previous findings 2. identify sample,
measurement methods and design 3. gather and analyze data and interpret results
Question 11: epidemiological research.
Answer: the study of the incidence, prevalence, and co-occurrence of childhood disorders and competencies
in clinic-referred and community samples
Question 12: incidence rates.
Answer: the rate at which new cases of a disorder appear over a specified period of time
Question 13: prevalence rates.
Answer: all cases, new or previously existing, observed during a given period of time
Question 14: lifetime prevalence.
Answer: whether children in the sample have had the disorder at any time in their lives
Question 15: correlates.
Answer: variables that are associated with no clear proof that one precedes the other
Question 16: causes.
Answer: influence, either directly or indirectly through other variables, the occurrence of a behavior or
disorder of interest
Question 17: sleeper effects.
Answer: delayed outcomes
Question 18: moderator variables.
Answer: influence the direction or strength of the relationship of variables of interest (SES, cultural
background)
Question 19: mediator variables.
Answer: the process, mechanism, or means through which a variable produces a particular outcome
Page 2
,Question 20: standardization.
Answer: process that specifies a set of standards or norms for a method of measurement that are to be used
consistently across different assessments of the construct of interest
Question 21: reliability.
Answer: the consistency, or repeatability, of results obtained using a specific method of measurement
Question 22: internal consistency.
Answer: whether all parts of a method of measurement contribute in a meaningful way to the info obtained
Question 23: validity.
Answer: extent to which it actually measures what it set to measure
Question 24: face validity.
Answer: does it measure what it says it measures
Question 25: construct validity.
Answer: do scores on the measure match what is expected based on theory and previous research
Question 26: convergent validity.
Answer: is there a correlation between what is expected to be related
Question 27: psychophysiological methods.
Answer: assess the relationship between physiological processes and behavior to identify which nervous
systems and processes contribute to children's atypical development and behavior
Question 28: neuroimaging methods.
Answer: used to examine the structure, connections, and/or function of the living brain
Question 29: degree to which findings can be generalized (does it matter?)
Answer: external validity.
Question 30: comorbidity.
Answer: simultaneous occurrence of two or more childhood disorders that is far more common than what
would be predicted from general population base rates of the individual disorders
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, Question 31: the researcher has maximum control over the independent variable or conditions of
interest and can use random assignment of subjects to groups, include needed control conditions, and
control possible sources of bias
Answer: true experiment.
Question 32: correlational studies.
Answer: researchers often examine relationships between variables
Question 33: correlation coefficient.
Answer: number that describes the degree of association between two variables (-1.00 to + 1.00)
Question 34: random assignment.
Answer: control for characteristics of participants that could decrease accuracy of findings
Question 35: natural experiments.
Answer: comparisons made between conditions or treatments that already exist (quasi-experimental,
know-groups comparisons)
Question 36: retrospective research.
Answer: sample fo people is identified at current time and asked for info relating to an earlier time
Question 37: prospective research.
Answer: sample is identified and then followed over time
Question 38: analogue research.
Answer: evaluates a specific variable of interest under conditions that only resemble or approximate the
situation for which one wishes to generalize
Question 39: case study.
Answer: intensive, usually anecdotal, observation and analysis of an individual child
Question 40: qualitative research.
Answer: focuses on narrative accounts, description, interpretation, context and meaning
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