Persons with schizophrenia are randomly assigned to either an attention-training group or a social skills training group. Equal numbers of males and females were in each training group.
Scores on a measure of thought disorder, a prominent symptom in schizophrenia, were examined after the end of the training sessions. __________ is/are the independent variable(s) and __________ is/are the dependent variable(s).
a) Schizophrenia; the thought disorder scores
b) The thought disorder scores; the treatment group.
c) The treatment group; the thought disorder scores
d) The gender of the participants; the treatment group
Question 2
A public relations company is asked to develop a public service announcement to spread the word on the mental health center's treatments for anorexia nervosa. The center suspects that their services are underutilized by victims of anorexia.
Which of the following might the company want to include in the public service announcements?
a) Anorexia nervosa can lead to death.
b) Be alert because this disorder is difficult to detect.
c) Anorexia nervosa often leads to psychotic disorders.
d) Severe weight loss is often the result of a brain tumor.
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