Abnormal Psychology

Researching Abnormality 159 Random assignment Assigning participants to each group in a study using a procedure that relies on c ...

160 CHAPTER 5 Correlation The relationship between the measurements made of two variables in which a change in the value of one ...

Researching Abnormality 161 Professors who teach statistics are fond of having their students memorize a simple statement:Correl ...

162 CHAPTER 5 a person was when a loss occurred, the more symptoms of depression he or she is likely to have after a breakup as ...

Researching Abnormality 163 using data collected from the same participants at multiple points in time. Specifi cally, such stud ...

164 CHAPTER 5 Uses and Limits of Case Studies A case study focuses on a particular individual in detail, often describing neurol ...

Researching Abnormality 165 with autism (Lorimer et al., 2002). Gregg’s tantrums involved screaming, kicking, and throwing thing ...

166 CHAPTER 5 Meta-analysis A research method that statistically combines the results of a number of studies that address the sa ...

Researching Abnormality 167 Ethical Guidelines for Research In theory, you could use an experimental design to test your hypothe ...

168 CHAPTER 5 psychologists have developed ethical guidelines for research, which are part of the overall ethical code for psych ...

Researching Abnormality 169 Research Challenges in Understanding Abnormality Let’s examine your hypothesis about the relationshi ...

170 CHAPTER 5 that these lobes are not activated to normal levels during a task does not tell us which particular processes they ...

Researching Abnormality 171 aspects of a patient’s behavior, and they may have their own views as to the causes of the patient’s ...

172 CHAPTER 5 Social desirability A bias toward answering questions in a way that respondents think makes them “look good” (i.e. ...

Researching Abnormality 173 the people administering the study, and the cultural context writ large. Challenges to conducting re ...

174 CHAPTER 5 Reactivity can also occur when investigators observe family functioning. Suppose you were studying interaction pat ...

Researching Abnormality 175 Researching Treatment Let’s say that your interest in depression following breakups, plus your exper ...

176 CHAPTER 5 Placebo effect A positive effect of a medically inert substance or procedure. Attrition The reduction in the numbe ...

Researching Abnormality 177 has more attrition than a group receiving a placebo (and not experiencing any side effects). To dete ...

178 CHAPTER 5 Specifi c factors The characteristics of a particular treatment or technique that lead it to have unique benefi ts ...