After George Learned That Mrs

question 42

Multiple Choice

After George learned that Mrs. Min suffered from schizophrenia, he mistakenly concluded that her tendencies to laugh easily and smile frequently were symptoms of her disorder. This best illustrates the

• A) unreliability of DSM-5.
• B) shortcomings of the medical model.
• C) biasing power of diagnostic labels.
• D) dangers of the biopsychosocial approach.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, used as a basis for statistical testing.

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about the expected outcome of a study based on theory or prior research.

Three Groups

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Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test

A nonparametric test used to determine the goodness of fit between a set of observed values and a continuous distribution.