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51) While valuable for studying rare phenomenon, case studies tend to be _______ in external validity and _______ in internal validity. a. low; high b. high; low c. low; low d. high; high 52) Dr. Didus has diagnosed a patient with dissociative identity disorder (DID), a very rare type of dissociative disorder. He observes the behaviour of his patient and her alter personalities, and discovers that every time he asks her about sexual experiences, an alter that is a male takes over as the dominant personality. Based on his case study, what can Dr. Didus conclude about DID in general? a. Patients with DID cannot cope with discussing uncomfortable experiences. b. Sexual experiences are linked with the presence of alter experiences. c. Opposite gender personalities take over to protect the host personality when talking about sex. d. No conclusions can be drawn about DID without systematic research on this population. 53) It would be least advisable to attempt to apply the results gathered from a(n) ________ design to a larger population of interest. a. experimental design b. observational design c. correlational design d. case study design 54) Sandra has completed an online survey about sexual experiences, and minimized the extent to which she engages in risky and/or unprotected sex. Her responses reflect what type of response set? a. Malingering b. Base rate fallacy c. Hindsight bias d. Positive impression management 55) A ____________ refers to a tendency to distort answers to self-report questionnaires, often in a socially desirable direction. a. placebo effect b. halo effect c. hindsight bias d. response set 56) Grace claims that she has been severely traumatized by a minor accident she witnessed while at work, and is suing her employers for financial compensation. Her employers think she is not as traumatized as she claims, and ask her to see a psychologist to assess her symptoms. On psychological testing, Grace is likely to engage in _________________. a. positive impression management b. the horns effect c. the placebo effect d. malingering 57) If you are interested in examining the relationship between the number of class days missed and one’s subsequent semester grade point average, you would be best served to use a(n) ________ to study this question. a. experimental design b. naturalistic observation design c. case study design d. correlational design 58) Which of the following correlations represents the weakest degree of relation between two variables? a. Daily calcium intake and bone mass density, r = +.11 b. Number of cigarettes smoked per day and incidence of lung cancer, r = +.39 c. Degree of exposure to lead and IQ scores in children, r = -.12 d. Hours of exposure to media violence and aggressive behaviour, r = +.31 59) Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest degree of relation between two variables? a. +.43 b. –.47 c. –.25 d. +.19 60) Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest degree of relation between two variables? a. +.51 b. –.67 c. –.46 d. +.09