Specific Laboratory Tests to Confirm the Presence of Psychopathology

question 106

Multiple Choice

Specific laboratory tests to confirm the presence of psychopathology

• A) do not at present exist.
• B) are used by psychologists but not by psychiatrists.
• C) are used by psychiatrists but not by psychologists.
• D) are used to test for the presence of some viral infection or brain lesion to confirm a diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Total Sum Of Squares

A measure in statistics that quantifies the total variation of a dataset.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on the dependent variable(s).

Least Squares Estimate

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between observed values and those predicted by the model.