Which Statement About the Field of Abnormal Psychology Is Accurate

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the field of abnormal psychology is accurate?

• A) Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify behaviors associated with various mental health conditions.
• B) Abnormal psychology is not yet considered a scientific field of research because diagnosis is so subjective.
• C) Abnormal psychology focuses on the study of only the most bizarre behavior that creates problems for society.
• D) Abnormal psychology is most interested in narrowing a disorder to specific behavioral factors that can be modified.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test

A statistical test that doesn't rely on parameters and is utilized to evaluate whether two separate samples have different population mean ranks.

Independent Samples

Two or more groups of samples that are collected from distinct populations and are not related or matched in any way.

Relative Frequency Distributions

A statistical tool detailing the proportion of times each value appears in a dataset relative to the total number of observations.

Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test

A nonparametric statistical method employed to evaluate two independent samples to determine if there is a difference in their population mean ranks.