The Results of Skeels's Study Showed That ________

question 94

Multiple Choice

The results of Skeels's study showed that ________.

• A) IQ's of adults could be improved by letting them associate with children
• B) IQ's of orphans could be improved by letting them associate with severely retarded adults
• C) there is no way to improve the IQ's of children in institutions
• D) all infant orphans become mentally retarded

Understand how questionable research practices can be remedied through open science.

Differentiate between various methods of test construction and their bases.

Grasp the theory and application of projective tests, including their purposes and validity issues.

Understand the legal concept of undue influence and its implications on contract validity.

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Definitions:

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship, used to explore the unconscious.

Primary Analysis

The initial examination and interpretation of data or findings from a study, focusing on the main objectives without extending into more nuanced or secondary inquiries.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat certain mental disorders by cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy, a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from severe mental disorders.