In the Field of Psychopathology,what Is the Most Common Use

question 71

Multiple Choice

In the field of psychopathology,what is the most common use of the experiment?

• A)evaluating the effects of therapies
• B)discovering the causes of disorders
• C)disconfirming the results of correlational studies
• D)identifying third variables

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Definitions:

Dominant

Referring to a trait, gene, or allele that suppresses the expression of another trait, gene, or allele when both are present in an individual.

Recessive

Describing a gene that only expresses its trait when paired with an identical gene on the partner chromosome, often overshadowed by dominant genes.

Phenotype

The observable traits or characteristics of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

Allele

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.