Research

Question 1

Correlation Study

Answer 1

Study examining the relationship between independent and dependent variable without manipulating either variable

Question 2

Continuous variable

Answer 2

A variable measured along a continuum
- most common type of variable in abnormal psychology

Question 3

Correlation coefficient

Answer 3

A statistic used to represent the relationship between variables (r)
- can fall between -1 and +1

Question 4

Statistical Significance

Answer 4

An index of how likely it is that the result occurred simply by chance

Question 5

Third variable problem

Answer 5

Possibility that variables not measured in a study are the real cause of the relationship between the variables measured in the study

Question 6

What is the purpose of a control group

Answer 6

To control for third variables

Question 7

Demand Characteristics

Answer 7

Factors in an experiment that suggest to participants how the experimenter would like them to behave

Question 8

Therapy Outcome studies

Answer 8

• Experimental studies designed to test specific therapy
• effectiveness of therapy effectiveness can produce evidence that reducing certain causes reduces psychopathology
• Can support hypothesis about what the causes is

Question 9

How is efficacy of therapy tested

Answer 9

Highly controlled settings with a narrowly defined group of people

Question 10

How is effectiveness tested

Answer 10

By assessing how well treatment works in real-world settings