Psychologists Generally Assert That About 50% of All People Will

question 45

Multiple Choice

Psychologists generally assert that about 50% of all people will eventually experience at least one psychological disorder. A major problem with that assertion, or with any other percentage, is that

• A) psychologists in different parts of the U.S. have different rules for diagnosing psychological disorders.
• B) results of random-sampling studies have been vastly different from those of representative-sampling studies.
• C) classification of marginal cases depends upon the strictness of the criteria.
• D) certain disorders such as bipolar disorder are very serious, even though they are not common.

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