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Question 31

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Experiments designed to test new clinical treatments are called clinical

A) trials.
B) exams.
C) functions.
D) expectations.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Question 32

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The basic components of informed consent are

A) competence, voluntarism, full information and comprehension.
B) voluntarism and comprehension.
C) competence, voluntarism, comprehension and knowledge of results.
D) anonymity, voluntarism, full information and comprehension.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A researcher collects data comparing people with and without a particular disorder.The researcher is particularly interested in inherited tendencies that are not part of the disorder but that occur with much greater frequency in afflicted people.The researcher is conducting a(n)

In research, the term 'clinical significance' refers to

The advantage of using a withdrawal design as part of a single-case experiment is that the researcher can

The function of replication in research is to

Epidemiological researchers such as DeLisi and colleagues (2003) , who assessed men and women in Manhattan following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, generally use the research method called the

Longitudinal and/or cross-sectional research is often necessary to determine

Brown and Finn (1982) found that attitudes regarding alcohol were somewhat different for 12-year-olds, 15-year-olds and 17-year-olds.All measures were taken during the same year from children of different ages.This type of research is an example of the research method called

The research design most helpful in determining how individuals with particular disorders change over time is the

Institutional review boards are typically made up of

In cross-cultural research, the independent or treatment variable is generally the

While conducting a family study, a researcher determines that the siblings and parents of the person with a disorder are much more likely than the general public to have the disorder, although cousins, uncles and grandparents are only moderately more likely to have the disorder than the general public.This is an example of a disorder with

One reason that cross-sectional studies are more common than longitudinal studies is the fact that

A researcher studying a family with a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) records data for each person in the family with OCD and for those who have been diagnosed with OCD in the past.The researcher is particularly interested in determining if family members who now have OCD or who were previously diagnosed share any other inherited characteristics.The researcher is conducting a(n)

Independent evaluators are people who assess patients in a study

An important advantage of the multiple baseline design over the withdrawal design for evaluating treatments is that multiple baseline

When conducting research with adults who suffer from schizophrenia,

A genotype is defined as an individual's

Use of a cross-sectional design would be appropriate in trying to find an answer to all of the following questions EXCEPT