CHAPTER 2 ABNORMAL PSYC REVIEW
1.
Challenges faced by clinical researchers include all of the following
EXCEPT: A)
measuring abnormal concepts such as mood change is difficult.
B)
there are very few graduate students trained in clinical research.
C)
rights of research participants must be carefully guarded. D)
there are many variables to consider, such as gender, race, and culture.
2.
General principles that explain the underlying nature, causes, and treatments of abnormal behavior
are called:
A)
theoretical.
B)
nomothetic.
C)
idiographic.
D)
correlational.
3.
A study of a single person that is used to explain the underlying causes or nature of abnormal
behavior in that person is consistent with the approach.
A)
theoretical
B)
nomothetic
C)
idiographic
D)
correlational
4.
Clinical researchers are usually concerned with a(n) understanding of abnormality,
while practitioners focus on a(n) understanding.
A)
,nomothetic, idiographic
B)
nomothetic, nomothetic
C)
idiographic,
idiographic D)
idiographic, nomothetic
5.
As opposed to clinical practitioners, who search for individualistic understanding of human
behavior, clinical researchers search for general truths about abnormality. The approach of
clinical researchers is:
A)
idiosyncratic.
B)
nomosynthetic.
C)
idiographic.
D)
nomothetic.
6.
The clinical practitioner would be MORE likely than the clinical researcher to rely on which
method of investigation?
A)
case study with a single participant
B)
experimental method with many participants C)
correlational method with one participant D)
cross-cultural method with many participants
7.
Which of the following is the BEST example of the idiographic approach?
A)
a detailed study of one case
B)
a study of the most effective treatment for phobias
C)
a study of the relative frequency of horse and rat phobias among adults
,D)
a review of all of a clinician's phobic patient cases
8.
A case study of a patient includes a history, tests, and interviews with associates. A clear picture is
constructed of this individual so her behavior is understood. This approach is:
A)
nomothetic.
B)
idiographic.
C)
experimental.
D)
correlational.
9.
If you were using the scientific method to conduct research in abnormal psychology, you would
be seeking:
A)
an idiographic understanding.
B)
to advance conventional wisdom.
C)
a nomothetic understanding.
D)
to change current graduate training.
10.
Which of the following is NOT considered a research method?
A)
the case study
B)
a correlation
C)
an experiment
D)
a treatment plan for an individual
11.
Experiments are consistent with the approach.
, A)
theoretical
B)
nomothetic
C)
idiographic
D)
correlational
12.
The idea that children from single-parent families do show more depression than those from
two-parent families is a(n):
A)
variable.
B)
experiment.
C)
correlation.
D)
hypothesis.
13.
A friend says to you, “I just think the Red Sox win more games on Tuesdays than on any other
day.” Although your friend's statement is not very scientific, it is a(n):
A)
research finding.
B)
hypothesis.
C)
example of a case study.
D)
research conclusion.
14.
Freud's study of Little Hans is an example of:
A)
a case study.
B)
an experiment.
C)
a phantasy.
1.
Challenges faced by clinical researchers include all of the following
EXCEPT: A)
measuring abnormal concepts such as mood change is difficult.
B)
there are very few graduate students trained in clinical research.
C)
rights of research participants must be carefully guarded. D)
there are many variables to consider, such as gender, race, and culture.
2.
General principles that explain the underlying nature, causes, and treatments of abnormal behavior
are called:
A)
theoretical.
B)
nomothetic.
C)
idiographic.
D)
correlational.
3.
A study of a single person that is used to explain the underlying causes or nature of abnormal
behavior in that person is consistent with the approach.
A)
theoretical
B)
nomothetic
C)
idiographic
D)
correlational
4.
Clinical researchers are usually concerned with a(n) understanding of abnormality,
while practitioners focus on a(n) understanding.
A)
,nomothetic, idiographic
B)
nomothetic, nomothetic
C)
idiographic,
idiographic D)
idiographic, nomothetic
5.
As opposed to clinical practitioners, who search for individualistic understanding of human
behavior, clinical researchers search for general truths about abnormality. The approach of
clinical researchers is:
A)
idiosyncratic.
B)
nomosynthetic.
C)
idiographic.
D)
nomothetic.
6.
The clinical practitioner would be MORE likely than the clinical researcher to rely on which
method of investigation?
A)
case study with a single participant
B)
experimental method with many participants C)
correlational method with one participant D)
cross-cultural method with many participants
7.
Which of the following is the BEST example of the idiographic approach?
A)
a detailed study of one case
B)
a study of the most effective treatment for phobias
C)
a study of the relative frequency of horse and rat phobias among adults
,D)
a review of all of a clinician's phobic patient cases
8.
A case study of a patient includes a history, tests, and interviews with associates. A clear picture is
constructed of this individual so her behavior is understood. This approach is:
A)
nomothetic.
B)
idiographic.
C)
experimental.
D)
correlational.
9.
If you were using the scientific method to conduct research in abnormal psychology, you would
be seeking:
A)
an idiographic understanding.
B)
to advance conventional wisdom.
C)
a nomothetic understanding.
D)
to change current graduate training.
10.
Which of the following is NOT considered a research method?
A)
the case study
B)
a correlation
C)
an experiment
D)
a treatment plan for an individual
11.
Experiments are consistent with the approach.
, A)
theoretical
B)
nomothetic
C)
idiographic
D)
correlational
12.
The idea that children from single-parent families do show more depression than those from
two-parent families is a(n):
A)
variable.
B)
experiment.
C)
correlation.
D)
hypothesis.
13.
A friend says to you, “I just think the Red Sox win more games on Tuesdays than on any other
day.” Although your friend's statement is not very scientific, it is a(n):
A)
research finding.
B)
hypothesis.
C)
example of a case study.
D)
research conclusion.
14.
Freud's study of Little Hans is an example of:
A)
a case study.
B)
an experiment.
C)
a phantasy.
