A Man Describes Himself as Someone Who Exercises Poor Judgement

question 127

Multiple Choice

A man describes himself as someone who exercises poor judgement and inevitably hinders his own goal-seeking behaviour.He also tends to interfere with the goals of family members.Which criterion of abnormality does this type of behaviour meet?

• A)unpredictability.
• B)irrationality.
• C)maladaptiveness.
• D)observer discomfort.

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Definitions:

Experimental Effect

The impact that the experimental manipulation has on the dependent variable in the context of a research study.

Representative Sample

Randomly selected sample of subjects from a larger population of subjects.

Survey Research

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Naturalistic Observation

An observational strategy where participants are studied in their usual surroundings without any interference from the researcher.