Johnson just developed a clinical measure that he believes will predict future incidence of substance use among his clinic patients. He plans to examine how well his measure works by using it with his patients, then gathering data in 6 months on their

level of substance use. Johnson is primarily concerned with the _________ of his clinical measure.

a. predictive validity
b. etiological validity
c. concurrent validity
d. reliability

Answer: a.

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A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities. This psychologist is most interested in the goal of ______________

a) description b) explanation c) prediction d) control

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From Bernheim’s demonstration of posthypnotic suggestion, Freud learned that

A) behavior could be caused by unconscious ideas. B) some patients could be hypnotized while others could not be. C) previously unconscious thoughts could be made conscious. D) hysteria was a “real” disorder and, therefore, had to be taken seriously by the medical community.

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