Deck 6: Psychopathology and Research Methods

Question 1

The most frequently occurring score of a set of numbers(e.g., 3,4,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,8) is called the:

A)Middle score
B)Median
C)Mode
D)Mean
E)Square

Answer 1

Mode

Question 2

The behaviour/variable that is measured in an experiment is called the:

A)Hypothesis
B)Null hypothesis
C)Independent variable
D)Extraneous variable
E)Dependent variable

Answer 2

Dependent variable

Question 3

I have collected ordinal data and used an independent groups design; which inferential statistical test should I use?

A)Sign Test
B)Wilcoxon Test
C)Spearman's Test
D)The mean
E)Mann-Whitney U Test

Answer 3

Mann-Whitney U Test

Question 4

According to Beck, what should be tackled in CBT to help someone overcome depression?

A)Negative thoughts about the future
B)Negative thoughts about self
C)Negative thoughts about the world
D)All of these
E)None of these

Question 5

Which of the following brain structures has not been linked to OCD?

A)Anterior cingulate
B)Thalamus
C)Orbitofrontal cortex
D)Hypothalamus
E)Striatum

Question 6

OCD could be explained by:

A)Too much dopamine
B)Not enough dopamine
C)Not enough serotonin
D)Too much serotonin
E)Not enough testosterone

Question 7

Which drugs tend to be used with people diagnosed with OCD to help them:

A)Antipsychotics
B)Valium
C)Lithium
D)Hormone replacements
E)SSRIs

Question 8

Who proposed the ABC model, a cognitive explanation for depression?

A)Ellis
B)Beck
C)Pavlov
D)Freud
E)Wolpe

Question 9

Which of the following are characteristics of a major depressive disorder

A)Loss of energy
B)Change in sleep patterns
C)Weight change
D)Impaired concentration
E)All of these

Question 10

A behavioural psychologist may attempt to explain how a person has developed a phobia via:

A)Cognitive triad
B)Genetic influences
C)Classical conditioning
D)Preparedness
E)Lack of a neurotransmitter

Question 11

Another way in which a behavioural psycholgist may try to explain how a phobia is formed is via:

A)Modelling
B)Brain functioning
C)Flooding
D)Habituation
E)Diathesis-stress approach

Question 12

Which of the following terms is not linked to systematic desensitisation?

A)Fear hierarchy
B)Reciprocal inhibition
C)Relaxation
D)Flooding
E)Classical conditioning

Question 13

Flooding is quite effective in helping to treat:

A)Phobias
B)OCD
C)Schizophrenia
D)Major depressive disorder
E)Bipolar disorder