CEFS546 – Quiz 1
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• Question 1
Culture shapes all of the following EXCEPT:
Selected Answer: d. etiology of the symptoms.
Answers: a. language used to describe symptoms.
b. expression of symptoms.
c. commonness of the symptoms.
d. etiology of the symptoms.
• Question 2
Juan wants to do a research study on whether or not studying for a test will improve students’
performance. If he believes it will, what would be his hypothesis?
Selected Answer: c. Students who study will perform better on the test.
Answers: a. Will studying improve test performance?
b. Will those who don’t study perform worse than those who do?
c. Students who study will perform better on the test.
d. All of the above
• Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stigma?
Selected b. A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law.
Answer:
Answers: a. A label applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from
others.
b. A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law.
c. The label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society.
d. People with the label face unfair discrimination.
• Question 4
Some critics of the DSM-5 believe that
Selected b. the DSM-5 has pathologized too many problems without good
Answer: justification.
Answers: a. there are not enough different diagnoses.
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b. the DSM-5 has pathologized too many problems without good
justification.
c. there is not enough comorbidity in diagnoses.
d. another diagnostic category should be added titled “Conditions that may
be a focus of clinical attention in elderly populations.”
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The best definition of mental disorder takes all of the following into account EXCEPT:
Selected Answer: d. syndromes
Answers: a. personal distress.
b. violation of social norms
c. disability
d. syndromes
• Question 6
Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the
centerpiece of which behavioral theory?
Selected Answer: a. Operant conditioning
Answers: a. Operant conditioning
b. Systematic conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. Observational conditioning
• Question 7
According to behavior genetics research,
Selected a. nonshared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than
Answer: shared experiences.
Answers: a. nonshared experiences have much more to do with mental illness
than shared experiences.
b. shared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than
nonshared experiences.
c. shared and nonshared experiences are equally important for mental
illness.
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• Question 1
Culture shapes all of the following EXCEPT:
Selected Answer: d. etiology of the symptoms.
Answers: a. language used to describe symptoms.
b. expression of symptoms.
c. commonness of the symptoms.
d. etiology of the symptoms.
• Question 2
Juan wants to do a research study on whether or not studying for a test will improve students’
performance. If he believes it will, what would be his hypothesis?
Selected Answer: c. Students who study will perform better on the test.
Answers: a. Will studying improve test performance?
b. Will those who don’t study perform worse than those who do?
c. Students who study will perform better on the test.
d. All of the above
• Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stigma?
Selected b. A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law.
Answer:
Answers: a. A label applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from
others.
b. A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law.
c. The label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society.
d. People with the label face unfair discrimination.
• Question 4
Some critics of the DSM-5 believe that
Selected b. the DSM-5 has pathologized too many problems without good
Answer: justification.
Answers: a. there are not enough different diagnoses.
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b. the DSM-5 has pathologized too many problems without good
justification.
c. there is not enough comorbidity in diagnoses.
d. another diagnostic category should be added titled “Conditions that may
be a focus of clinical attention in elderly populations.”
• Question 5
1.6 out of 1.6 points
The best definition of mental disorder takes all of the following into account EXCEPT:
Selected Answer: d. syndromes
Answers: a. personal distress.
b. violation of social norms
c. disability
d. syndromes
• Question 6
Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the
centerpiece of which behavioral theory?
Selected Answer: a. Operant conditioning
Answers: a. Operant conditioning
b. Systematic conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. Observational conditioning
• Question 7
According to behavior genetics research,
Selected a. nonshared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than
Answer: shared experiences.
Answers: a. nonshared experiences have much more to do with mental illness
than shared experiences.
b. shared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than
nonshared experiences.
c. shared and nonshared experiences are equally important for mental
illness.
