The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

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

3. Klaus is a psychological graduate student who wants to determine whether electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia. To combine the result of numerous published studies on this issue, Klaus should use a technique called:

   A. counterconditioning
   B. meta – analysis
   C. factor analysis
   D. electric therapy

4. What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
   1: Biological.
   2: Medical.
   3: Chemical.
   4: Psychological

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

5. “Human beings respond to their subjective cognitions about their world rather than to the objective environment” is an argument for the effectiveness of ___________?

   A. Primal therapy
   B. Freudian therapy
   C. Cognitive therapy
   D. Rankian therapy

6. By the early years of the twentieth century, Sigmund Freud had begun to write about psychoanalysis, which he described as ‘a theory of the mind or personality, a method of investigation of unconscious process and a method of treatment’. Identify the true statement from those given below, in relation to his concept to his psychoanalytic theories:

   A. The concept of unconscious mental processes is the idea that unconscious motivations and needs have a role in determining or behaviour
   B. The concept of unconscious mental processes emphasizes the rational aspects of human behaviour
   C. A psychogenetic model of development shows how the mind is organized
   D. A topographic model of the psyche shows how personality develops

7. Research on the role of reinforcement in insight therapy has found that ___________?

   A. It does not play a role
   B. It does play a role
   C. It has an effect only on dependent patients
   D. It plays a role in highly structured therapy situation

8. Client-centered therapy is most consistent with the ___________?

   A. Behavioral approach
   B. Cognitive approach
   C. Psychodynamic approach
   D. Humanistic approach

9. The essential feature of client-centered therapy is ___________?

   A. The giving of reassurance to the client
   B. The facilitating the client to arrive at his own insight about his problem
   C. Its directive character
   D. It’s emphasis upon searching for deep unconscious aspects of the problem

10. The reporting of conceptual enquiry style of research can take a variety of formats. it usually involves persuasion based on a preferred basis (e.g. discovery learning), use of examples showing the effectiveness of the new idea, and often____________or other evidence:

    A. Psychological
    B. Technological
    C. Logical
    D. Strong