Firsthand Observation Is a Critical Component of the Evaluation Process

question 18

Multiple Choice

Firsthand observation is a critical component of the evaluation process for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ____.

• A) observation reveals what the child can actually do in everyday conditions
• B) it yields the most reliable information about a child's developmental problems
• C) observation can confirm or rule out casual or false impressions about the child's abilities
• D) a child may perform skills well in a familiar classroom that were not observed during formal testing

Recognize the importance of genetic predispositions and physiological states in psychological disorders.

Identify psychological disorders as syndromes marked by significant disturbances in cognition, emotion regulation, or behaviors.

Understand how societal and cultural beliefs impact the classification of psychological disorders.

Evaluate how psychological disorders are influenced by environmental stressors.

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Definitions:

Synthesis

The process of combining simpler substances chemically to form more complex substances, often used in the context of producing new chemicals or materials.

Reagents

Substances used to cause chemical reactions or used in the synthesis of other substances.

Grignard Reagent

An organomagnesium compound used in organic chemistry for forming carbon-carbon bonds, represented by the formula RMgX, where R is an alkyl or aryl group and X is a halide.

Hydrolysis

A chemical reaction in which water breaks down another compound, splitting it into two or more substances.