DPSY2053 Quiz 1

Leslie has several episodes of auditory hallucination where he hears music playing although there is none in his environment at the time. It often interrupts with his work at a performing artist. However, he likes the experience and found it helpful for his creative work. Nevertheless, it can distract him from daily activities like driving. Which of these four criteria do not describe Leslie’s condition?

• Deviance

• Distress

• Dysfunction

• Danger

1.      Linda beliefs that there are codes written into daily newspapers that are message from God to her. It causes tension in her life as she constantly looks for guidance in life in newspaper. This also leads to problem in conducting daily activities as she is uncomfortable making any decisions before she receives the relevant message. Nevertheless, she is not believed to be a threat to anyone including herself. Which of these four criteria do not describe Leslie’s condition?

• Deviance

• Distress

• Dysfunction

• Danger

The ancient procedure that involve forcing a demon out of one’s body by opening a hole on one’s skull is known as:

• Exorcism

• Asylums

• Psychogenic

• Trephination

All of these are the challenges faced by clinical researchers except:

• measuring conscious motives

• assessing private thoughts

• monitoring mood changes

• calculating human potential

Which of these is a limitation of the case study method of research?

• High external validity

• High internal validity

• Biased observers

• None of the above

Which of these is not an advantage of the case study method of research?

• may offer tentative support for a theory

• may inspire new therapeutic techniques

• may offer opportunities to treat a patient

• may be a chance to study unusual problems

Which of these correlation coefficients indicate the strongest relationship?

• -0.89

• +0.78

• +0.35

• -0.15

Which of these is the advantage of the correlational method

• High internal validity

• Low internal validity

• High external validity

• Low external validity

The purpose of applying blind design in an experiment is to:

• Make it easier for blind participants to take part in an experiment

• To avoid bias

• To test effectiveness of reparative therapy

• To make animal studies possible

A researcher testing the effect of an earthquake on its victim over a period of 5 years is using which of the following experimental design?

• Quasi-experimental design

• Analogue experiments

• Single-subject experiments

• Natural experiments