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nramada

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What are two problems related to estimating rates of disorders in childhood? How might researchers guard against these potential problems?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The first naturalistic explanation of abnormal behavior can be traced to ____.
 
  a. early twentieth century psychosurgery
  b. Philippe Pinel in eighteenth-century Paris
  c. Hippocrates in ancient Greece
  d. Galen in ancient Rome


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Two problems  may underestimate actual rates of disorders because numbers are usually based on random sampling of a population; may not capture relevant factors such as ethnicity, gender, SES
 Researchers  increase number in sample; compare numbers to other studies; repeat studies over time; identify relevant factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity) and include those in the sample

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