Chapter 4 Vocab

Question 1

What is testability?

Answer 1

The ability to support the hypothesis

Question 2

What is analogue models?

Answer 2

Create the controlled conditions of the laboratory aspects that are comparable to the phenomenon under study

Question 3

What is statistical significance?

Answer 3

Mathematical calculation about differences between groups

Question 4

What is effort size?

Answer 4

How large the differences are between groups

Question 5

What is the patient uniformity myth?

Answer 5

The tendency to see all the participants as one homogenous group

Question 6

What is epidemiology?

Answer 6

The study of incidence, distribution and consequences of a particular problem in one or more populations

Question 7

What is the human genome project?

Answer 7

Maps out 25,000+ genes

Question 8

What is endophenotypes?

Answer 8

Genetic mechanisms that contribute to the underlying problems causing the symptoms and difficulties experienced by people with psychological disorders

Question 9

What is proband?

Answer 9

The family member with the singled out trait

Question 10

What is a cross-sectional design?

Answer 10

Different ages but compare for similar characteristics

Question 11

What is a longitudinal study?

Answer 11

Study same people over years