Fred refuses to speak at school, although he speaks normally at home. His therapist plans out a treatment
where Fred is given a gold star every time he answers his teacher, and can then trade in his stars for prizes.
Fred begins speaking in class.
The therapist then tells the teacher to stop the program for a couple of
weeks. Fred stopped talking during that time. The teacher then starting giving Fred stars again, and Fred
again began to talk. This is an example of
A) a case study. B) a self-report study.
C) an ABAB experimental design study. D) a correlational study.
Question 2What is one reason categorical systems are popular?
a) Freud was a proponent of such a system.
b) They define a certain threshold for treatment.
c) They describe the degree to which an entity is present.
d) It is more helpful to know severity of a symptom rather than whether or not it is present.
Question 3Which of the following would most likely be explored with an experiment?
A) the possible causes of schizophrenia
B) the effectiveness of a new treatment for depression
C) the relationships between early childhood trauma and substance abuse
D) the effect of the home environment on relapse to drug use
Question 4In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the mood after ice cream exposure can be described as
what?
A) the dependent variable B) a correlational variable
C) the independent variable D) a confounding variable
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