Susan is a graduate student in psychology and she has been stumped for days trying to figure out why a child she is working with misbehaves. She rereads all of her case notes and plans to observe the child the next day at school.
Question 2Case studies are sometimes considered less than ideal for research because:
a) There is a lack of objectivity
b) Researchers have limited control
c) There are few cases for comparison
d) All of the above choices are correct
Question 3These are generated by theories:
a) Case material
b) Hypotheses
c) Statistical significance
d) None of the above are correct
Question 4A study of genetic linkage in adolescents and young adults found that a locus on chromosome 9 is associated with enhanced risk for:
a) Depression
b) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
c) Internalizing disorders
d) Externalizing disorders
Question 5A psychoanalyst observes that her patient avoids talking about a certain topic and infers that there is a repressed conflict. This is an example of:
a) A hypothesis unrelated to actual observations
b) A construct inferred from observable behaviour
c) A failure to use scientific reasoning
d) The use of unobserved states to test hypotheses
Question 6Jessica designs a study to investigate differences between patients with eating disorders and people without eating disorders. She constructs a self-report questionnaire with items related to problematic eating behaviours.
Based on her research, she indicates that eating disorders can be defined by scores above 35 on her test instrument. This approach is best described as:
a) Operationism
b) Constructivism
c) Dimensionalism
d) Qualitative empiricism
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