Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 11th Edition Kring

Chapter: Chapter 02: Current Paradigms in Psychopathology Multiple Choice 1. Paradigms in the study of psychopathology A) Increase objectivity. B) Slow innovation. C) Increase confidence in our conclusions regarding mental illness. D) Enable us to gather knowledge in a systematic manner. Ans: D Difficulty: Medium Page: 28 Section: Intro Type: Factual 2. When a scientist chooses a paradigm to understand psychopathology, it A) Has little effect on clinical practice. B) Leads to an overly narrow perspective. C) Is generally too narrow in focus. D) Specifies which problems they will investigate and how they will go about investigating them. Ans: D Difficulty: Easy Page: 28 Section: Intro Type: Factual 3. Contemporary views on genetic and environmental factors in behavior emphasize that A) Genes are important for only some behaviors. B) A good environment can overcome genetic limitations. C) Both factors influence each other. D) The percentage of genetic influence on a behavior can be measured. Ans: C Difficulty: Medium Page: 29 Section: The Genetic Paradigm Type: Factual 4. Psychopathology is polygenic which means that A) There are several different paradigms to explain abnormal behavior. B) There are several different genes operating at different times during development that influence vulnerability. C) The human genome consists of around 30,000 genes. D) If a person had a gene for a given disorder, they would most likely get that disorder. Ans: B Difficulty: Easy Page: 29-30 Section: The Genetic Paradigm Type: Factual 5. If the heritability of ADHD is around .70 then A) 70% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. B) 30% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. C) Liam's individual heritability for ADHD is .70. D) In a given population, approximately 70% of variation in ADHD is attributed to genes and approximately 30% is attributed to the environment. Ans: D Difficulty: Hard Page: 30 Section: The Genetic Paradigm Type: Applied 6. Which of the following statements is false? A) Heritability is a population statistic ranging from 0.0 to 1.0. B) Heritability is the extent to which variability in a particular behavior in a population can be accounted for by environmental factors. C) Heritability is a measure of what varies in a population. D) The higher the heritability statistic, the greater the particular behavior can be accounted for by genetic factors. Ans: B Difficulty: Easy Page: 30 Section: The Genetic Paradigm Type: Factual