The Major Difference Between Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Schizophrenia

question 87

Multiple Choice

The major difference between dissociative identity disorder (DID) and schizophrenia is that

• A) schizophrenia is a true split personality.
• B) DID is a subclassification of schizophrenia.
• C) DID is not a psychotic disorder.
• D) schizophrenia is a subclassification of DID.
• E) they are two terms for the same problem.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Test

A procedure in statistics to determine if there is enough evidence to reject a null hypothesis in favor of an alternative hypothesis.

Chi-square Distribution

A statistical distribution used particularly in hypothesis testing, derived from the sum of the squares of a set of variables that follow a normal distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Sampling Distribution

A probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.