PSYCH 3331 CHAPTER 1 EXAM (SP22) QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?
• Eighty people in one graduating class were diagnosed with bulimia at some time during the past
four years
• Fifty people had panic attacks in the last year
• Fifteen percent of the population is currently experiencing symptoms of anxiety
• Twelve percent of women will suffer from depressive disorder before the age of 30 - Answers
Fifteen percent of the population is currently experiencing symptoms of anxiety
Comorbidity means __________.
• that a person has a more severe form of a disorder
• that a disorder is often fatal
• that a person has two or more disorders
• that a person is unlikely to recover from a disorder - Answers that a person has two or more
disorders
What does the term "etiology" mean relative to psychological disorders?
• It concerns the causes of psychological disorders
• It concerns how family fits in with psychological disorders
• It concerns how culture fits in with psychological disorders
• It concerns the treatments for psychological disorders - Answers It concerns the causes of
psychological disorders
Why would a researcher want to ensure that every person in the underlying population of study has
an equal chance of being included in the sample?
• It increases the chances of finding a causal relationship
• It helps eliminate a correlational relationship
• It increases the researcher's ability to generalize findings to the larger group
• It provides important epidemiological information, such as the prevalence and incidence of the
disorder - Answers It increases the researcher's ability to generalize findings to the larger group
A significant positive correlation is found between variables x and y. Which of the following may be
safely inferred?
• as x increases, y decreases
• x causes y
• y causes x
• as x increases, y increases - Answers as x increases, y increases
In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as __________.
• the independent variable
• a correlational variable
• the dependent variable
• a confounding variable - Answers the independent variable
According to the National Comorbidity Study Replication (NCS-R), what is the lifetime prevalence
estimate, as a percentage, for a person having any disorder?
• 26.2
• 46.4
• 9.5
• 64.7 - Answers 46.4
A person with anorexia restricted her intake of food to the point where she becomes so emaciated
that she needs to be hospitalized to repair the damage to her body. This direct harm to her health and
functioning is an example of what indicator of abnormality?
• Irrationality and unpredictability
Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?
• Eighty people in one graduating class were diagnosed with bulimia at some time during the past
four years
• Fifty people had panic attacks in the last year
• Fifteen percent of the population is currently experiencing symptoms of anxiety
• Twelve percent of women will suffer from depressive disorder before the age of 30 - Answers
Fifteen percent of the population is currently experiencing symptoms of anxiety
Comorbidity means __________.
• that a person has a more severe form of a disorder
• that a disorder is often fatal
• that a person has two or more disorders
• that a person is unlikely to recover from a disorder - Answers that a person has two or more
disorders
What does the term "etiology" mean relative to psychological disorders?
• It concerns the causes of psychological disorders
• It concerns how family fits in with psychological disorders
• It concerns how culture fits in with psychological disorders
• It concerns the treatments for psychological disorders - Answers It concerns the causes of
psychological disorders
Why would a researcher want to ensure that every person in the underlying population of study has
an equal chance of being included in the sample?
• It increases the chances of finding a causal relationship
• It helps eliminate a correlational relationship
• It increases the researcher's ability to generalize findings to the larger group
• It provides important epidemiological information, such as the prevalence and incidence of the
disorder - Answers It increases the researcher's ability to generalize findings to the larger group
A significant positive correlation is found between variables x and y. Which of the following may be
safely inferred?
• as x increases, y decreases
• x causes y
• y causes x
• as x increases, y increases - Answers as x increases, y increases
In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as __________.
• the independent variable
• a correlational variable
• the dependent variable
• a confounding variable - Answers the independent variable
According to the National Comorbidity Study Replication (NCS-R), what is the lifetime prevalence
estimate, as a percentage, for a person having any disorder?
• 26.2
• 46.4
• 9.5
• 64.7 - Answers 46.4
A person with anorexia restricted her intake of food to the point where she becomes so emaciated
that she needs to be hospitalized to repair the damage to her body. This direct harm to her health and
functioning is an example of what indicator of abnormality?
• Irrationality and unpredictability
