CH29 Technology & Assessments in psychology

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An advantage of using high definition (HD) videoconferencing for therapy is
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An advantage of using high definition (HD) videoconferencing for therapy is
clients can have the full experience of presence, without time lost to travel
Psychology has been slow to embrace service delivery via technology because of
legal requirements to maintain confidentiality, coupled with technology that was, until recently, prone to security breaches
Which technology provides an effective alternative to in person therapy?
email, text, telephone, and videoconferencing can all be effective, depending on the clients needs, the therapist's expertise, and the form of therapy
What traditionally-underserved population might online therapy provide significant advantages?
online options may make therapy more available to all traditionally-underserved populations
Why do companies use cost efficiency analysis
to decide if a decision is worth the cost
What is the term used to measure worth, costs, or benefits of a project, investment, or program?
cost efficiency analysis
What are the two components of cost efficiency?
cost benefit and cost effectiveness
Comparing the cost of a nutrients to the number of sick days is an example of
cost effectiveness analysis
What analysis measures things in monetary value
cost benfit
John is at the doctor's office and is filling out a survey to give the doctor a better idea of his health habits. The survey contains a question about alcohol consumption. Even though John consumes significantly more than two alcoholic drinks a week, he reports this amount because he fears that if he reports a higher number he will give the impression that he is an alcoholic. What is this an example of
the courtesy bias
An organization that promotes stricter censorship on television programs administers surveys to the public in which questions contain the term 'more restriction on TV programs', rather than using the word 'censorship'. What is this an example of?wording effectA researcher is trying to find out the religious views of the average American high school student. He administers a survey with questions regarding religious beliefs to students attending private schools in large cities. What is this an example offailure to get a representative sampleA survey is considered this because participants answer the questions themselvesself-report dataThe list of topics that surveys can cover isunlimited