Canadian psychologist Paula Caplan's main criticism of past and current versions of the DSM is that:
a) Decisions regarding the manual are made by people with similar viewpoints.
b) The multiaxial classification system does not adequately capture certain disorders.
c) It is less accurate than the ICD in terms of diagnosing.
d) Its psychometric properties are poor.
a
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Danny has been collecting comic books since he was a child
If you ask him, he can tell you the name of every comic in his collection. However, he routinely struggles to remember the names of his new employees at work. Which concept is being illustrated? A) Retrieval failure B) The paradox of memory C) Encoding difficulties Incorrect. In this particular question, encoding difficulties are not relevant; rather, Dan is having difficulty with retrieval. D) Retrieval interference
In which of these would a psychophysicist be most interested?
a) the ways in which the perceptual system translates an incoming stimulus b) the basic relationship between brain activity and conscious experience c) identifying the basic sensations, images and feelings that comprise experience d) the behavior of someone in response to some stimulus