Chapter 3: Research

to record electrical activity of the brain, one would want to use a(n):

EEG

the overlapping or co-occurrence of disorder is called:

comorbidity

___________validity refers to the degree of correlation between measures that are not expected to be related to one another

discriminate

the strange situation is a laboratory procedure that has been used to measure ______________

early attachment

Questions about the nature and the distribution of childhood disorders are frequently addressed through:

epidemiological research

the degree in which finding can be generalized to children, settings, times, measures, and characteristics other than the one in particular study is referred to as:

external validity

in twin studies, genetic influence is suggested when rates of disorder are ___________

higher among among MZ than DZ twins

in research terms, predictions about behavior that follows from a theory are called:

hypothesis

_______________ rates refer to the extent to which new cases of a disorder appear over a specified time period .

incidence.

In ________ research ,the same individuals are studied at different ages/ stages of development

longitudinal

the process , mechanism,or means through with a variable produces a particular outcome is known as _____________variable.

mediating .

Research presented in the media is typically:

oversimplified

____________ rates refer to all cases of a disorders, whether new or previously existing, that are observed during a specific time period.

prevalence

Isabella appears sad and is having difficulty academically and with her peer group. Isabella has a close relationship with her mother. this relationship with her mother can be considered a:

protective factor

______________ increases the chance that characteristics other that the independent variable will be equally distributed across treatment groups

random assignments

____________ evaluate treatment outcomes for children who are randomly assigned to treatment and control conditions

randomized controlled trials

Emily's mother was asked to complete a behavior checklist on two separate occasions several weeks apart.The results yielded from both occasions were very similar.the behavior check list can be set to be:

reliable

A(n)____________assessment measure allows for the scores of one child to be compared to the scores of other similar children.

standardized

what do neuroimaging techniques not provide us with?

the cause of structural or functional changes in the brain.

An assessment tool that actually measures the construct it is intended to measure can be considered:

valid