Describe an experimental study of relevance to the area of abnormal psychology
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- an experiment allows the researcher to draw cause and effect conclusions about variables, and define an example of a cause and effect of relevance to abnormal psychology
-the study proposed should include both an independent and dependent variable
-the study proposed should describe in rough terms how the independent variable will be manipulated and the dependent variable measured
-the study proposed should indicate some of the limitations or challenges of doing experimental research in the area of abnormal psychology
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a. Confirmation bias b. A mental set c. Hindsight bias d. The framing effect
The technique of free association was intended to
a. project the concerns of the therapist into the patient's thoughts. b. allow the therapist to gather clues about the client's unconscious impulses. c. suppress memory. d. interpret the symbolic meaning of dreams. e. allow the client to sublimate their impulses.