If both depressed and non-depressed individuals received similar scores on a diagnostic test for depression, it is said that the test ______________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In an experiment to find out if taking ginseng increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be:

   A. the independent variable
   B. a control variable
   C. an extraneous variable
   D. the dependent variable

2. We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?

   A. the presence or absence of music
   B. the students test scores
   C. the amount of time allowed the studying
   D. silence

3. Suicidal thoughts are often a symptom of depression CBT, used in conjunction with medication, has been proven effective in training depression. What does CBT stand for?

   A. Cognitive behavioural therapy
   B. Computerized brain tomography
   C. Complete behavioural therapy
   D. Comprehensive brain therapy

4. If correlational analyses indicate that higher levels of depression are related to poorer psychical health, can we infer that depression causes poor health?

   A. No, because correlated variables do not indicated causal relationships
   B. No, because correlated variables are not based on inferential statistics
   C. Yes, because correlated variables indicated causal relationships
   D. Yes, because correlated variables are based on inferential statistics

5. Musa is attractive and assertive. He arrives at work on time each day, and never complains. When his coworkers are asked to assess Musa’s intelligence, they consistently rate him much higher than his scores on intelligence test. This is an example of _____________________?

   A. the mere exposure effect
   B. the halo effect
   C. the placebo effect
   D. the fundamental attribution

6. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

7. The fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM – IV) defines how many types of AD/HD?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4

8. which of the following is diagnostic symptom of antisocial personality disorder?

   A. Delusions
   B. Emotional sensitivity
   C. Being overly introverted
   D. Deceitfulness

9. What axis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV – TR) this disorder diagnosed on?

   A. Axis I
   B. Axis II
   C. Axis III
   D. Axis IV

10. The drunken driving suspect was unable to hold his hand out to the side and bring this finger to a stop on his nose because of the brain structures depressed first by alcohol is the:

    A. hypothalamus
    B. corpus callosum
    C. cerebellum
    D. medulla