(A) Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings
(B) Indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures
(C) Measures are intuitively devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept
(D) Indicators are unambiguous quantities, whereas measures are subjective and value- laden
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The importance of measurement in quantitative research is that:
(A) It allows us to delineate fine differences between people or cases
(B) It provides a consistent device or yardstick
(C) It allows for precise estimates of the degree of relationship between concepts
(D) All of the above
An operational definition is:
(A) One that bears no relation to the underlying concept
(B) An abstract, theoretical definition of a concept
(C) A definition of a concept in terms of specific, empirical measures
(D) One that refers to opera singers and their work
The clinical interview typically includes:
(A) A follow up evaluation and assessment after therapy is terminated
(B) The initial diagnosis of a client’s psychological functioning
(C) The psycho physiological assessment
(D) The client’s initial and final evaluation
Two explicitly directive psychotherapeutic approaches are:
(A) Behavior therapy & psychodynamic therapy
(B) Behavior therapy & humanistic therapy
(C) Humanistic therapy & existential therapy
(D) Cognitive therapy & behavior therapy
An individual who is identified as having a borderline personality disorder shows:
(A) Persecutory thoughts
(B) Exhibitionistic tendencies
(C) Instability in mood and social relations
(D) None of these
According to one definition, behavior is abnormal if it is:
(A) Labeled as abnormal, by the society in which the individual lives
(B) Not under conscious control by individual statistically typical
(C) Statistically typical
(D) Adaptive to the individual
According to Freudian dream terminology, condensation refers to:
(A) Repressed urges that find disguised outlets for expression
(B) The bizarre, irrational quality of dream
(C) The process whereby unacceptable thoughts or impulses are combined into a single dream image
(D) None of these