What are your comments and thoughts pertaining to material covered below in Module 3? Did anything surprise you or make you feel strongly in a certain way?

1. Discuss how the use of an experimental design differs from other ways of investigating phenomena.
2. Define correlations and how they are used to indicate the degree to which two variables are related.
3. Describe analogue studies, field studies, and single-case studies and when each type of investigation is used.
4. Analyze some of the advantages and shortcomings of the biological approach in understanding abnormal behavior.
5. Define epidemiological research and how it is used to determine the extent of mental disturbance in a targeted population.
6. Express some ethical concerns about how research is conducted and how researchers can best address these concerns.
7. Determine the kinds of standards that tests or evaluation procedures must meet when attempting to make an accurate evaluation or assessment of a person's mental health.
8. Illustrate the kinds of tools clinicians employ in evaluating the mental health of people.
9. Learn about how mental-health problems are categorized or classified.