A Focus on Testing Groups of Individuals with a Primary

question 12

Multiple Choice

A focus on testing groups of individuals with a primary goal of generalizing findings characterizes ____research, while intensive study of individuals with less concern for generalizability characterizes ______research.

• A) quantitative; qualitative
• B) qualitative; quantitative
• C) ethnographic; phenomenological
• D) phenomenological; ethnographic

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Definitions:

Inpatient Psychiatric Wards

Hospital units dedicated to the care and treatment of individuals with acute mental health issues, where patients are admitted for 24-hour supervision and support.

Determining Abnormality

The process of identifying behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that are deviant from the societal norm, distressing to the individual, dysfunctional, or dangerous.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A comprehensive theory of human personality and behavior developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious motivations, conflicts, and past experiences.

Abnormal Psychology

The branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought, which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder.