Exam 1: Introduction and Methods of Research

Throughout much of history in Western societies, abnormal behavior was often taken as a sign of ______.

If you were a follower of Benjamin Rush, you would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

Discuss the value and limitations of the naturalistic observation method.

An experiment's generalizability or applicability beyond the original sample to other subjects, settings, and times is called _______ validity.

According to Hippocrates, a person who is chronically sad and depressed is said to be ______.

A random sample is a sample in which _______.

The "water-float" test was used during the 16th and 17th centuries to test for ______.

Abnormal behavior has multiple definitions.

Correlational research does not, in itself, demonstrate cause and effect.

The physician with whom Freud worked most closely in the case of Anna O. was ______.

In research, the subjects or individuals who are observed or who participate in the research are said to comprise a research ______.

The rod-shaped genetic structures residing in the nuclei of cells are called ______.

The biopsychosocial perspective of abnormal behavior is also known as the ______ model.

In the 1950s, many mental institutions were described as "human snake pits."

Unfortunately, psychologists are unable to use various approaches, or models to explain abnormal behavior.

People are said to have ______diagnoses when they have more than one disorder.

The physician who wrote an influential textbook on psychiatry in 1883, in which he likened mental disorders to physical diseases, was ______.

A systematic method of conducting scientific research in which theories or assumptions are examined in the light of evidence is ______.

The ancient Greeks attempted to cure mental illness by ______.

Description is one of the primary objectives of science.