A research team is doing a study of the effectiveness of medication vs. psychotherapy for treating ...

A research team is doing a study of the effectiveness of medication vs. psychotherapy for treating schizophrenia vs. bipolar disorder. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either medication or psychotherapy.
 
  Which of the following is a classificatory variable in the study?
 
  a) Which treatment the participants received
  b) The number of symptoms that improved as a result of treatment
  c) The diagnoses given to the participants
  d) The length of treatment

Question 2

After viewing tapes of monkeys apparently showing fear of snakes, lambs, and flowers, monkeys who viewed these tapes were only fearful of snakes. This provides only partial support for ________ but better support for ________.
 
  a) modeling; classical conditioning
  b) vicarious learning; avoidance learning
  c) modeling; preparedness
  d) preparedness; diathesis

Question 3

Matthew is a 10 year old boy who experiences anxiety. When performing the task of reading in front of a video camera, who will best predict Matthew's level of anxiety?
 
  a) His teachers
  b) His parents
  c) Matthew
  d) His classmates

Question 4

People with symptoms of depression but not enough symptoms to meet the threshold for depression:
 
  a) Can still have significant impairment and they still warrant treatment.
  b) Are deemed to not have significant impairment and do not warrant treatment.
  c) Are not valid candidates to be included in research on depression.
  d) Are not reliable candidates to be included in research on depression.

Question 5

In the unethical experiments conducted by Dr. Ewen Cameron of the Allen Memorial Institute at McGill University, patients were treated with all of the following, EXCEPT:
 
  a) Lobotomies
  b) Massive doses of LSD
  c) Shock treatment
  d) Psychic driving

Question 6

What is the main disadvantage of using ecological momentary assessment (EMA)?
 
  a) It requires expensive electronic devices and training to use them.
  b) Self-consciousness required for self-monitoring alters behaviour.
  c) Real-world situations do not always reflect internal reactions.
  d) People may find that monitoring their behaviour is bothersome.