Cognitive psychologists view psychological disorders as disturbances in which of the following
processes?
a. interpreting or transforming information
b. repression of traumatic experiences
c. psychosexual development
d. neurotransmitter reuptake
Question 2A researcher designs a study so that his subjects are observed for several weeks with
no treatment. They are then given a treatment for several weeks. This is followed by
several more weeks in which the treatment is withdrawn.
Finally, the subjects are given
a second round of treatments. The effects of the first treatment, the withdrawal of
treatment, and the second treatment are measured. This study is typical of a _______
design.
a. case-study c. single-case experimental
b. quasi-experimental d. double-case experimental
Question 3The view that abnormality results from faulty storage, input, or retrieval of information is
central to ______ psychology.
a. eclectic c. Skinnerian
b. cognitive d. humanistic
Question 4Research designs in which subjects are used as their own controls are called ______
designs.
a. quasi-experimental c. single-case experimental
b. correlational d. double-case experimental
Question 5Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck are most closely associated with ______ psychology.
a. sociocultural c. humanistic
b. psychodynamic d. cognitive
Question 6Which of the following is a difficulty with the case-study method of research?
a. Case studies are based on historical material.
b. Information drawn from case studies usually lacks enough depth and sufficient detail
for drawing meaningful conclusions.
c. Case studies lack the rigor of other research designs.
d. Case studies provide rich detail.