When a clinical psychologist uses a cutoff score on a test to determine abnormality, how is the cutoff score typically determined?
a. The clinical psychologist sets the cutoff score based on his/her experience with previous clients.
b. The authors of the test manual set the cutoff score, often using statistical deviance from the mean score as the primary criterion.
c. The clinical psychologist sets the cutoff score based upon his/her expertise in the field.
d. The cutoff score is determined by setting a range of +/- 1 standard deviation around the client's performance on a previous administration of the same test.
Question 2Cutoff points are an advantage of the definition of abnormal behavior based upon
a. statistical infrequency or the violation of social norms.
b. subjective distress.
c. disability, dysfunction, or impairment.
d. more than one of the above
Question 3ALL BUT WHICH of the following statements is true regarding the definition of abnormal behavior?
a. Mental health professionals once debated the definition of abnormal behavior, but the debate has ended.
b. There is no single descriptive feature shared by all forms of abnormal behavior.
c. There is no discrete boundary between normal and abnormal behavior.
d. none of the above
Question 4Ethical psychological researchers
a. do not fabricate data.
b. obtain informed consent from participants.
c. use deception only when it is not possible to use alternative methods.
d. all of the above
Question 5ALL BUT WHICH of the following are necessary elements of a study debriefing?
a. an explanation for why the study was done
b. if deception was used in the study, an explanation for why deception was necessary
c. a description of the study results (or how to obtain this information when the study is complete)
d. the credentials of all the researchers involved in the study
Question 6Deception in psychological research
a. has been illegal since the early 1900s.
b. should be used only when it is not possible to use non-deceptive methods.
c. usually fails to conceal the hypotheses under study.
d. was legal until 1980, but is currently illegal.
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