Match the Definition with the Term

question 68

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the term.
-common factors

• A)an empirical,objective,statistical approach to psychological test construction in which an item is included on a clinical scale only if test takers with that diagnosis responded to that item differently than did other groups
• B)features of inkblot stimuli,such as color,form,shading,texture,or movement,that patients used to formulate their responses
• C)the largely relational factors shared by almost all types of therapy that might account for a large proportion of therapeutic change
• D)the practice of examining patterns of scale scores on the MMPI,rather than individual scores in isolation,to generate diagnostic recommendations

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Definitions:

Purely Rational Model

A decision-making perspective based on the assumption that individuals make choices that maximize benefits while minimizing costs, based on complete and accurate information.

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve an experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.

Efficient

Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

Groupthink

A phenomenon where the desire for harmony or conformity within a decision-making group leads to irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcomes.