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Question 1

Question ID #6569: A Latina is most likely to experience her symptoms of depression as a
Select one:
A. spiritual or physical problem.
B. family problem.
C. woman's problem.
D. mental or emotional problem.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Question ID #6574: Research by Sue and his colleagues (1991) suggests that which of the following clients is most likely to return for a second session of psychotherapy?
Select one:
A. an African-American client
B. a Latino-American client
C. an Anglo-American client
D. an Asian-American client

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Question ID #26: Research suggests that, generally speaking, individuals who migrate to the United States from another country would be most likely to experience symptoms of psychiatric disorders:
Select one:
A. immediately before they migrate to the United States.
B. immediately after they arrive in the United States.
C. about one or two years after they arrive in the United States.
D. five years or more after they arrive in the United States.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Question ID #6490: Eric Berne feels which of the following reflect a person's characteristic pattern of giving and receiving strokes?
Select one:
A. Life position
B. Transaction
C. Script
D. Ego state

Answer 4

C

Question 5

Question ID #28: Traditional Western approaches to individual psychotherapy can best be described as:
Select one:
A. linear and reductionist
B. non-linear and holistic
C. relativistic and abstract
D. elitist and futile

Answer 5

A

Question 6

Question ID #6585: George Kelly emphasized that:
Select one:
A. people view the world through cognitive schemas
B. individuals progress from infantile dependency to mature interdependency
C. psychopathology is caused by past traumatic events
D. psychopathology is caused by a maladaptive “style of life”

Answer 6

A

Question 7

Question ID #6548: Traditional psychoanalytic psychotherapy and brief therapies derived from it share several characteristics but also differ in a number of ways. Which of the following is not true about brief forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Select one:
A. In brief psychotherapy, past experiences are important to the degree that they contribute to the client’s current conflicts.
B. Brief therapy targets specific therapeutic goals, which are identified during the first few sessions.
C. In order to solve a client’s problems rapidly, brief therapy makes use of the “transference cure” rather than fostering the client’s insight into his or her problems.
D. Brief therapy can be described as a problem-solving process in which the therapist helps the client use his or her own resources to resolve current difficulties.
Feedback

Answer 7

C

Question 8

Question ID #47: Hypnosis would least likely be used in the treatment of:
Select one:
A. Substance Abuse.
B. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
C. Specific Phobia.
D. chronic pain.

Answer 8

B

Question 9

Question ID #56: A primary tenet of rational-emotive therapy is that:
Select one:
A. a belief determines behavior.
B. self-attributions determine behavior.
C. conditioning determines behavior.
D. internalized role constructs determine behavior.

Answer 9

A

Question 10

Question ID #1: A father and his 19-year-old son present for therapy due a variety of conflicts in their relationship. The father is a businessman and the son is an artist. What techniques would a solution-focused family therapist use?
Select one:
A. Joining and restructuring.
B. Paradoxical directives and reframing
C. Miracle and scaling questions
D. Non-directive listening and interpretation

Answer 10

C

Question 11

Question ID #6531: An adolescent's behavior is motivated primarily by her needs for power and attention. Her problems would probably be best addressed by a therapist adopting the approach of:
Select one:
A. Adler.
B. Ellis.
C. Perls.
D. Freud.

Answer 11

A

Question 12

Question ID #6566: The strongest bond among Hispanic-American families is typically between:
Select one:
A. parent and child
B. husband and wife
C. siblings
D. godparent and godchild

Answer 12

A

Question 13

Question ID #51: From the perspective of humanistic schools of psychology, psychopathology would be seen as being due to:
Select one:
A. man’s irrational nature, which interferes with a disciplined course of behaviors to enhance personal growth.
B. defenses that interfere with one’s own natural tendency toward personal growth.
C. biological factors that inhibit personal growth.
D. a lack of insight into one’s past, which interferes with the tendency toward personal growth in the present.

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Question ID #53: All of the following statements are consistent with Minuchin’s concept of enmeshed or disengaged families, except:
Select one:
A. in an enmeshed family, parents may devote an excessive amount of attention to one symptomatic family member who serves as the “symptom bearer” for the entire family.
B. enmeshed parents tend to be loving and considerate and do a lot for their children.
C. in a disengaged family, excessive conflict prevents effective communication.
D. in a disengaged family, parents may not notice when their children need support or guidance.

Answer 14

C

Question 15

Question ID #41: Studies have been conducted to determine the relationship between number of therapy sessions and outcomes. Some of these studies demonstrate that, after only a few sessions, clients are most likely to show improvement in terms of which of the following?
Select one:
A. insight
B. interpersonal skills
C. sense of hopelessness
D. stress

Answer 15

C

Question 16

Question ID #6535: All of the following statements are true of the technique of stress inoculation training, except:
Select one:
A. its mechanism of action is analogous to that of medical inoculation.
B. it consists of three distinct phases.
C. it is based on the notion that immediate imaginal exposure to a fearful stimulus at its maximal intensity results in rapid extinction of the fear.
D. it relies heavily on the technique of self-instruction.

Answer 16

C

Question 17

Question ID #6471: One of the most consistent findings of the research on client factors in the therapy process is that
Select one:
A. more seriously disturbed clients have better outcomes in therapy.
B. higher levels of intelligence predict better therapy outcomes.
C. age is significantly related to therapy outcome.
D. men are more likely to seek therapy.

Answer 17

B

Question 18

Question ID #6565: Stuart’s operant interpersonal therapy:
Select one:
A. is based on object relations theory
B. encourages couples to focus on positive aspects of one’s partner
C. discourages the use of a “quid pro quo” approach among couples
D. maintains that successful marriages are based on contingent punishments

Answer 18

B

Question 19

Question ID #6503: An African-American client who is referred to an African-American therapist states that he has been cheated because he is getting sub-standard care. According to the minority identity development model, this person is in which stage of development?
Select one:
A. conformity
B. dissonance
C. resistance
D. introspection

Answer 19

A

Question 20

Question ID #6500: Communication-interaction therapy espouses that communication has both a "report" function and a
Select one:
A. Principle of equifinality
B. Command function
C. Circular model of causality
D. Paradoxical strategy

Answer 20

B

Question 21

Question ID #6793: To study attachment, a researcher has a mother of a one-year old stand on the deep side of the visual cliff, while the child is placed on the shallow side. The researcher finds that when a mother smiles, the child crosses to its mother, but, when the mother frowns, the child does not approach her and cries. This phenomenon is referred to as:
Select one:
A. social distancing.
B. social referencing.
C. social facilitation/inhibition.
D. social comparison.

Answer 21

B

Question 22

Question ID #6880: Kohlberg’s theory of moral development focuses on moral reasoning. With regard to the linkage between moral reasoning and moral action, Kohlberg would most likely agree with which of the following?
Select one:
A. There is a direct, one-to-one link between moral reasoning and behavior.
B. The link between moral reasoning and behavior is mediated by the individual’s previous experience with the situation.
C. The link between moral reasoning and behavior is mediated by the individual’s IQ.
D. There isn’t a one-to-one correspondence between moral reasoning and behavior, although, the higher the stage of moral reasoning, the stronger the link is likely to be.

Answer 22

D

Question 23

Question ID #6885: Normal aging is least likely to negatively affect:
Select one:
A. free recall
B. cued recall
C. working memory
D. picture recognition

Answer 23

D

Question 24

Question ID #6841: Signs of the personality characteristic of social inhibition are usually present
Select one:
A. at birth.
B. by the age of four months.
C. by the age of nine months.
D. by the time the child attends school for the first time

Answer 24

B

Question 25

Question ID #6804: A mother brings her 18-month old child in for psychological testing. She’s concerned because the baby is not walking or talking yet. What should you do first?
Select one:
A. refer the mother to a physician to test the child’s vision and hearing
B. reassure the mother that her child’s development is proceeding at a normal rate
C. test the child’s intelligence
D. take a thorough family history

Answer 25

A

Question 26

Question ID #6799: According to Piaget, centration is:
Select one:
A. characteristic of the formal operational stage and is the belief that others are as concerned with a subject’s behavior as the subject is.
B. characteristic of the preoperational stage and involves focusing on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others.
C. characteristic of the preoperational stage and is an inability to consider another’s point of view.
D. characteristic of the concrete operational stage in which it is understood that two objects can remain equal according to a certain measure despite changes to their perceived form.

Answer 26

B

Question 27

Question ID #6786: According to Piaget, children do not begin to deliberately lie until about age:
Select one:
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10

Answer 27

C

Question 28

Question ID #6862: If a man and a woman are each heterozygous for phenylketonuria (PKU), the probability that their next child will have PKU is:
Select one:
A. 0.25.
B. 0.5.
C. 1.
D. 0

Answer 28

A

Question 29

Question ID #6908: There is some evidence that children of divorced parents have more academic problems than children from intact families and that
Select one:
A. girls of divorced families exhibit poorer academic performance than boys of divorced families.
B. boys of divorced families exhibit poorer academic performance than girls of divorced families.
C. the negative effects of divorce on academic performance are not moderated by gender.
D. the negative effects of divorce on academic performance are observed in younger (but not older) children.

Answer 29

B

Question 30

Question ID #6822: Which of the following of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development is in the correct order?
Select one:
A. Punishment and obedience orientation, social contract and individual rights orientation, instrumental hedonistic orientation, authority and social order maintaining orientation
B. Preconventional, postconventional, conventional
C. Social relations orientation, instrumental hedonistic orientation, individual rights orientation, social order maintaining orientation
D. Instrumental hedonistic orientation, social relations orientation, social contract and individual rights orientation, universal ethical principles orientation

Answer 30

D

Question 31

Question ID #6877: For the prevention and treatment of childhood sleep disorders, Ferber recommends that by six months parents should:
Select one:
A. provide only verbal comfort or a pat on the back if the child cries
B. rock the child until he/she falls asleep
C. feed the child before putting him/her to bed or provide the child with a bottle at bedtime
D. be flexible regarding the child’s natural sleep cycle

Answer 31

A

Question 32

Question ID #6844: Which of the following stages in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development corresponds to Freud's latency stage?
Select one:
A. trust versus mistrust
B. autonomy versus shame
C. initiative versus guilt
D. industry versus inferiority

Answer 32

D

Question 33

Question ID #6776: The smallest distinctive sound units of language are referred to as:
Select one:
A. babbling
B. phonemes
C. morphemes
D. holophrases

Answer 33

B

Question 34

Question ID #6867: Studies on gender differences in physical development suggest that, until about age \_\_\_\_\_, girls should be able to compete effectively with boys in baseball and other sports.
Select one:
A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15

Answer 34

C

Question 35

Question ID #6816: A college student tells you she has just read that adolescent females are faced with a conflict between their own strengths and accomplishments and the stereotypic feminine roles they are expected to adopt. Apparently, this student has just read the work of:
Select one:
A. Kohlberg.
B. Erikson.
C. Gilligan.
D. Ainsworth.

Answer 35

C

Question 36

Question ID #6831: Which of the following is an example of assimilation?
Select one:
A. Arranging flowers in a vase
B. Changing your clothes to please your spouse
C. Calling the daisies and ferns arranged in a vase “posies”
D. Putting on a coat in the winter

Answer 36

C

Question 37

Question ID #6797: In terms of divorce, the “sleeper effect” refers to:
Select one:
A. the gradual improvement of children (especially males) who initially displayed a high degree of maladjustment after the divorce.
B. the persistence of symptoms in males who exhibited a high degree of maladjustment at the time of the divorce ten years earlier.
C. the appearance of symptoms in females who seemed to be doing well at the time of the divorce ten years earlier.
D. the appearance of symptoms in husbands and wives who seemed to be doing well at the time of the divorce ten years earlier.

Answer 37

C

Question 38

Question ID #6830: A sixteen-year-old has just received her driver's license and drives the new car her parents have given her as fast as possible in all situations. This is an example of:
Select one:
A. Imaginary audience
B. Personal fable
C. Acceleration
D. Decentration

Answer 38

B

Question 39

Question ID #6819: Which of the following individuals would agree that the acquisition of language is due largely to biologically-programmed capacities?
Select one:
A. Piaget
B. Vygotsky
C. Chomsky
D. Bruner

Answer 39

C

Question 40

Question ID #6859: Vygotsky's work has most influenced which of the following teaching strategies?
Select one:
A. computer-adaptive testing
B. reciprocal teaching
C. Montessori method
D. cognitive constructivism

Answer 40

B

Question 41

Question ID #6974: A boy beginning high school gets a haircut that is substantially shorter than desired or requested. The boy feels like people are always looking at him and talking about his haircut. This is an example of:
Select one:
A. personal fable
B. identity foreclosure
C. imaginary audience
D. psychological reactance

Answer 41

C

Question 42

Question ID #6925: Kubler-Ross proposed people go through which of the following stages when faced with their own death:
Select one:
A. denial, anger, depression, acceptance and hope
B. denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance and hope
C. denial, anger, bargaining, depression and hope
D. denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance

Answer 42

D

Question 43

Question ID #619: You are using overcorrection to modify a child's misbehavior. If the child refuses to comply with your requests during the procedure, you would most likely use which of the following?
Select one:
A. participant modeling
B. withdrawal of attention
C. verbal reprimands
D. physical guidance

Answer 43

D

Question 44

Question ID #6678: According to Jung, the term individuation refers to:
Select one:
A. differentiating between self and object.
B. integrating aspects of the self to form a unique identity.
C. the capacity to separate one’s emotional and intellectual functioning.
D. experiencing a state of anonymity.

Answer 44

B

Question 45

Question ID #7183: Some experts argue that panic attacks do not occur in young children because
Select one:
A. children do not experience the bodily sensations associated with panic.
B. children do not think catastrophically.
C. children are not capable of making internal interpretations of bodily sensations.
D. children are not capable of predicting that certain external events may trigger bodily symptoms.

Answer 45

C

Question 46

Question ID #727: According to the reformulated learned helplessness model, the feeling of helplessness that underlies depression is caused by
Select one:
A. a negative attributional style.
B. the belief that no action will have an effect on the person’s situation.
C. attribution of negative events to internal, stable, and global causes.
D. behaviors that do not elicit reinforcement from the external environment.

Answer 46

C

Question 47

Question ID #6780: Magical thinking in children is associated with:
Select one:
A. egocentrism.
B. presymbolic thought.
C. decentration.
D. intersubjectivity.

Answer 47

A

Question 48

Question ID #1276: Which of the following is related to minority influence?
Select one:
A. Ambiguity
B. Idiosyncracy credits
C. Conformity
D. Psychological reactance

Answer 48

B

Question 49

Question ID #736: Which of the following types of epileptic seizures is commonly referred to as a grand-mal seizure?
Select one:
A. simple partial
B. complex partial
C. absence
D. tonic-clonic

Answer 49

D

Question 50

Question ID #172: A researcher who is interested in determining the correct language to use in referring to members of ethnic minorities in a research article should refer to information published by
Select one:
A. the US Census Bureau.
B. the American Psychological Association (APA).
C. the research committee in the setting where the research takes place.
D. the state licensing board.

Answer 50

B

Question 51

Question ID #528: According to Holland, a person who enjoys filing, copying, and data entry would have which of the following personality types?
Select one:
A. realistic
B. investigative
C. conventional
D. obsessive-compulsive

Answer 51

C

Question 52

Question ID #836: Perseverating is an indication of damage in the:
Select one:
A. Temporal lobe
B. frontal lobe
C. parietal lobe
D. occipital lobe

Answer 52

B

Question 53

Question ID #994: Apraxia is an inability to carry out purposeful complex movements:
Select one:
A. and is the result of paralysis or paresis.
B. and is related to intellectual deterioration.
C. and is due to sensory loss.
D. and does not involve paralysis, intellectual deterioration, or sensory loss

Answer 53

D

Question 54

Question ID #7004: According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a child who can imagine that clay broken up into many pieces can be reassembled into the original clay ball is displaying
Select one:
A. conservation.
B. reversibility.
C. multiple classification.
D. hypothetico-deductive reasoning.

Answer 54

B

Question 55

Question ID #702: Expectations about one's ability to learn a new skill, accomplish a goal or create a particular outcome best defines which of the following?
Select one:
A. need for achievement
B. self-efficacy
C. locus of control
D. self-actualization

Answer 55

B

Question 56

Question ID #7215: As a treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in vivo exposure:
Select one:
A. is effective only when maximal anxiety is invoked during exposure sessions.
B. is most effective when exposure is massed (versus distributed) but involves a gradual increase in the intensity of anxiety arousal.
C. is most effective when exposure is combined with response prevention.
D. is most effective when exposure is distributed (versus massed) and is combined with response prevention.

Answer 56

C

Question 57

Question ID #281: The APA’s Record Keeping Guidelines (2007) suggest complete records be retained for:
Select one:
A. seven years post-termination of therapy.
B. 10 years post-termination of therapy.
C. three years post-termination and a summary of the record for at least four more years.
D. three years post-termination and a summary of the record for at least seven more years.

Answer 57

A

Question 58

Question ID #1420: When using a rating scale, several psychologists agree on the same diagnosis for one patient. This is a sign that the scale is
Select one:
A. reliable.
B. valid.
C. reliable and valid.
D. neither reliable nor valid.

Answer 58

A

Question 59

Question ID #1324: The assumption that prejudice and discrimination are outgrowths of the drive to enhance one's own self-esteem is most consistent with the perspective of which theory?
Select one:
A. social identity theory
B. social comparison
C. self-perception theory
D. self-verification theory

Answer 59

A

Question 60

Question ID #183: According to APA’s Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, test results should be reported
Select one:
A. only to professionals trained in the interpretation of psychological tests.
B. using only raw scores.
C. using only confidence intervals or percentile bands.
D. in clear and simple language.

Answer 60

D

Question 61

Question ID #382: Super's conceptual model of the life rainbow depicts:
Select one:
A. life stages.
B. life roles.
C. self-concept growth.
D. occupational interests.

Answer 61

B

Question 62

Question ID #6878: In late childhood and adolescence, sibling relationships tend to become egalitarian; however, during middle childhood they can best be described as:
Select one:
A. distant and distrustful
B. conflicted and close
C. abusive and uncaring
D. dominant and submissive

Answer 62

B

Question 63

Question ID #1315: When the local public library removes a book from its shelves because of the book's shocking sexual content, sales of the book in the local bookstores rise sharply. This is an example of
Select one:
A. the rebound phenomenon.
B. reactance.
C. reaction formation.
D. reactivity.

Answer 63

B

Question 64

Question ID #35: According to Janet Helms, a White member of a city council meeting, which consists of members from different racial and cultural backgrounds, is most likely to work cooperatively if the member is in which stage of development:
Select one:
A. contact
B. integration
C. reintegration
D. autonomy

Answer 64

D

Question 65

Question ID #6674: According to research on mothers who exhibit parental alienation syndrome and are going through a custody evaluation, the pattern of scores on the MMPI-2 would most likely be:
Select one:
A. low F scale score and elevated L and K scale scores
B. low K and F scale scores and elevated L scale score
C. low L and F scale scores and elevated K scale score
D. low L and K scale scores and elevated F scale score

Answer 65

A

Question 66

Question ID #155: Your managed care company denies to pay for further sessions for a client and requests that you do not tell the client of its decision. In this situation, you should
Select one:
A. terminate with the client as requested.
B. continue to provide treatment to the client if you believe the client could benefit from treatment.
C. inform the client of all aspects of this decision that are relevant to treatment.
D. seek the advice of an attorney regarding a possible lawsuit against the managed care company.

Answer 66

C

Question 67

Question ID #6803: Which of the following is true regarding an infant’s crying?
Select one:
A. For all infants, one cry represents all human emotions.
B. For infants in the first six months of life, one cry represents all human emotions; afterwards, different types of cries are distinguishable.
C. At birth, one cry represents all human emotions, but by the age of three weeks, cries for hunger, anger, and pain are distinguishable.
D. In a newborn infant, cries for hunger, anger, and pain are distinguishable.

Answer 67

D

Question 68

Question ID #1457: R-squared is used as an indicator of:
Select one:
A. The number of values that are free to vary in a statistical calculation
B. The variability of scores
C. How much your ability to predict is improved using the regression line
D. The relationship between two variables that have a nonlinear relationship

Answer 68

C

Question 69

Question ID #1085: Protocol analysis typically involves
Select one:
A. specifying the unstated rules of communication between two individuals.
B. analyzing a behavior in terms of its antecedents and consequences.
C. recording specific behaviors that allow one to understand the subject’s problem-solving methodology.
D. standardizing psychotherapy procedures.

Answer 69

C

Question 70

Question ID #6689: A collateral form of family organization is one in which
Select one:
A. the nuclear family takes precedence.
B. extended family members rely on each other for support.
C. the relationship between spouses is emphasized above other family relationships.
D. family members are disengaged from each other.

Answer 70

B

Question 71

Question ID #7214: Research on gender differences in anxiety has most often found that:
Select one:
A. females have more general anxiety than males
B. males have more general anxiety than females
C. females have more social and general anxiety than males
D. males have more social and general anxiety than females

Answer 71

A

Question 72

Question ID #6778: Research comparing beliefs about the cause of memory problems among older and younger adults suggests that:
Select one:
A. younger adults are much more likely than older adults to attribute memory impairments in the elderly to a lack of effort or other controllable factor.
B. older adults are more likely to attribute memory impairments in the elderly to the effects of aging, while younger adults are more likely to attribute memory impairments in the elderly to a lack of effort or other controllable factor.
C. younger and older adults are both much more likely to attribute memory impairments in the elderly to the effects of aging than to controllable factors.
D. younger and older adults are both more likely to attribute memory impairments in young people and the elderly to controllable factors than to aging or other uncontrollable factors.

Answer 72

C

Question 73

Question ID #6533: According to the theory of psychopathology on which Beck’s model of cognitive therapy is based, which of the following is true regarding the role of schema?
Select one:
A. Dysfunctional schemas always cause problems, even if they are not associated with symptomatic behavior.
B. Certain types of schema, known as “core schema” are not accessible to the conscious mind.
C. Schemas govern cognition but not other psychological phenomena such as memory, affect, or motivation.
D. Dysfunctional schema develop over the course of life experience beginning in childhood.

Answer 73

D

Question 74

Question ID #7078: During a board meeting, Dave's co-worker presented and took sole credit for ideas and work that Dave had done. Dave initially felt furious but forced himself to calm down and control his reaction, despite still being very upset, so as not to appear unprofessional in front of the board members. According to Selye's GAS, Dave was in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ phase.
Select one:
A. recovery
B. resistance
C. exhaustion
D. alarm

Answer 74

B

Question 75

Question ID #7175: Evidence of genetic etiological influences is strongest for which of the following disorders?
Select one:
A. Avoidant Personality Disorder
B. Dependent Personality Disorder
C. Borderline Personality Disorder
D. Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 75

D

Question 76

Question ID #7025: Blood-Injection-Injury Type of Specific Phobia, relative to other types of Specific Phobias, is characterized by:
Select one:
A. dry skin
B. childhood onset
C. awareness the fear is irrational
D. low blood pressure

Answer 76

D

Question 77

Question ID #7165: ECT would most likely be given to
Select one:
A. an older depressed woman.
B. a female schizophrenic threatening suicide.
C. a male schizophrenic during an acute psychotic episode.
D. an elderly person with Dementia.

Answer 77

A

Question 78

Question ID #7096: While Sleep Terror Disorder and Sleepwalking Disorder are similar in terms of sleep and EEG patterns, there are behavioral differences that distinguish them. Sleepwalking Disorder, in contrast to Sleep Terror Disorder,:
Select one:
A. is accompanied by high levels of autonomic arousal during the episode
B. is associated with prominent, organized motor activity during the episode
C. is not associated with amnesia for the episode when the individual awakens in the morning
D. is not associated with a family history of Sleepwalking and/or Sleep Terror Disorder

Answer 78

B

Question 79

Question ID #7087: A measurement scale often used in rehabilitation settings to indicate a patient's level of response and ability to function is the Rancho Los Amigos scale, named for the rehabilitation hospital where it was created in California. Using this scale, a person recovering from a brain injury is most likely to have a low score:
Select one:
A. when admitted.
B. at time of discharge.
C. 12 months after discharge.
D. several years after discharge.

Answer 79

A

Question 80

Question ID #7042: A young woman with schizophrenia has difficulty initiating activities, such as paying her bills, starting assignments or reading, and once she does get started, she is unable to finish. This is an example of:
Select one:
A. alogia
B. anhedonia
C. akesthesia
D. avolition

Answer 80

D

Question 81

Question ID #7086: Research comparing anxiety over the lifespan indicates:
Select one:
A. younger adults are more likely to benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy, whereas older adults are more likely to benefit from pharmacotherapy.
B. younger adults are more likely to be underdiagnosed and older adults more likely to be misdiagnosed as having an anxiety disorder.
C. younger adults are less likely to have comorbid symptoms of depression than older adults.
D. younger and older adults are equally likely to perceive symptoms as result of physical health problems.

Answer 81

C

Question 82

Question ID #197: You work for a university on a panel set up to make personnel decisions. The panel is considering granting tenure to a professor who has an unproven charge of sexual harassment pending. You vote against granting the professor tenure. Your actions are:
Select one:
A. ethical because the Ethics Code states that psychologists should do whatever they can to prevent sexual harassment.
B. ethical because, as a member of this panel, you have the right to vote however you please, regardless of your reasons.
C. unethical if the reason for your vote was the allegation of sexual harassment.
D. unethical regardless of the reasons for your vote.

Answer 82

C

Question 83

Question ID #148: You are a small-town psychologist in a rural area and a client comes in and states that she is depressed and is having headaches. She has babysat with your child several times over the last year. She would like you to give her biofeedback sessions. You should first:
Select one:
A. Complete the biofeedback treatment and not ask her to babysit in the future.
B. Refer her to her family physician
C. Refer her to a psychologist in another town for therapy; it will be OK for you to complete the biofeedback sessions
D. Refer her to a biofeedback specialist in another town

Answer 83

B

Question 84

Question ID #132: Utilization review, an important component of managed health care, refers to the idea that it is useful to
Select one:
A. review benefits to eliminate or reduce unnecessary health care resources.
B. determine the adequacy of health care standards by comparing them to predetermined standards.
C. make decisions on patient care by a team of medical experts rather than an individual physician.
D. allow a patient to choose from several insurance plans.

Answer 84

A

Question 85

Question ID #608: According to Albert Bandura’s model of learning, participant modeling is more effective as a therapeutic technique than simple modeling because:
Select one:
A. participant modeling decreases the client’s initial level of anxiety.
B. participant modeling increases the client’s feelings of self-efficacy.
C. participant modeling can be used to treat a wider variety of problems.
D. participant modeling is more logistically practical and less expensive than simple modeling.

Answer 85

B

Question 86

Question ID #640: A 10-year old child who has an IQ of 90 is having difficulty doing her homework because she doesn't make use of effective learning strategies. This child would benefit from training in
Select one:
A. adaptive skills.
B. metacognitive skills.  
C. mindfulness.
D. elaborative rehearsal.

Answer 86

B

Question 87

Question ID #840: In some plagiarism cases, writers may be using what they perceive to be their original ideas, consequently failing to credit the ideas to the proper source, while they are actually retrieved thoughts from memory. This is an example of a phenomenon known as:
Select one:
A. source amnesia
B. source misattribution
C. cryptomnesia 
D. false fame effect

Answer 87

C

Question 88

Question ID #1008: The neuropsychological term and definition that is incorrectly matched is:
Select one:
A. agnosia – loss of ability to recognize various non-language types of stimulation.
B. ataxia – loss of muscular coordination.
C. aphasia – disturbance of language.
D. apraxia – disturbances in involuntary movement when the person is at rest.

Answer 88

D

Question 89

Question ID #760: Of the following, which would be most useful for reducing neuropathic pain?
Select one:
A. amitriptyline  
B. atomoxetine
C. olanzapine
D. fluoxetine

Answer 89

A

Question 90

Question ID #864: Which of the following is a non-stimulant medication that alleviates inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms in AD/HD?
Select one:
A. methylphenidate
B. atomoxetine  
C. pemoline
D. dextroamphetamine

Answer 90

B

Question 91

Question ID #1035: Following major surgery and anesthesia, an elderly patient is most likely to suffer from:
Select one:
A. dystonia
B. dementia
C. delirium  
D. dyskinesia

Answer 91

C

Question 92

Question ID #850: Hypoglycemia may be a primary condition, a complication of another disorder or a consequence of certain drugs. Hypoglycemia is the result of:
Select one:
A. dehydration
B. excessive salt intake
C. low levels of blood glucose  
D. high levels of blood glucose

Answer 92

C

Question 93

Question ID #776: Which of the following best describes findings regarding emotional reactions following stroke in relation to the localization of brain damage in elderly stroke victims?
Select one:
A. Strokes causing damage to the left hemisphere are associated with indifference; strokes causing damage to the right hemisphere are associated with depression.
B. Strokes causing damage to the left hemisphere are associated with depression; strokes causing damage to the right hemisphere are associated with indifference.
C. Strokes causing damage to either the left or the right hemisphere are associated with indifference but not depression.
D. Strokes causing damage to either the left or the right hemisphere are associated with depression but not indifference.

Answer 93

B

Question 94

Question ID #858: Once exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the process of converting from antibody negative to antibody positive is referred to as:
Select one:
A. retroviral-conversion
B. seroconversion  
C. seronegative
D. seropositive

Answer 94

B

Question 95

Question ID #847: Recent studies investigating ethnicity and psychotropic medication dosage have found:
Select one:
A. Therapeutic and side effect differences are not related to race/ethnicity
B. Caucasians and Asians experience the same severity of side effects from the same dose, although Caucasians require lower doses to obtain the same therapeutic effects.
C. Caucasians experience more severe side effects from the same dose than Asians and require lower doses to obtain the same therapeutic effects
D. Asians experience more severe side effects from the same dose and require lower doses to obtain the same therapeutic effects

Answer 95

D

Question 96

Question ID #1031: In recent years, the survival rate for children with acute lymphacytic leukemia has risen to as much as 85% due to advances in treatment. Research on the impact of these treatments on cognitive ability in children have generally found that:
Select one:
A. CNS chemotherapy is associated with cognitive deficits, but irradiation is not
B. CNS irradiation is associated with cognitive deficits, but chemotherapy is not
C. Both CNS chemotherapy and irradiation are associated with cognitive deficits
D. Neither CNS chemotherapy nor irradiation is associated with cognitive deficits

Answer 96

C

Question 97

Question ID #848: A whisper being audible in a library reading room, but not in a busy cafeteria is explained by:
Select one:
A. the all-or-nothing principle
B. the "law of effect"
C. Weber's law  
D. the "law of proximity"

Answer 97

C

Question 98

Question ID #775: The physiological cause of Wernicke’s encephalopathy due to alcoholism is
Select one:
A. damage to the endocrine system.
B. neural damage in the brain due to the toxic effects of alcohol.
C. a thiamine deficiency.
D. demyelination.

Answer 98

C

Question 99

Question ID #783: Chronic pain that is due to a nervous system injury or dysfunction is referred to as neuropathic pain. Which of the following would be most useful for reducing this type of pain?
Select one:
A. tacrine hydrochloride
B. fluoxetine
C. amitriptyline  
D. clozapine

Answer 99

C

Question 100

Question ID #777: When prescribing psychotropic medications to Asian patients, medical professionals would be advised to note that
Select one:
A. the patient may be less likely than other patients to comply with the medication regimen.
B. lower dosages of the medication may required for clinical effectiveness.
C. the patient should be carefully monitored due to elevated suicide risk.
D. tricyclic antidepressants tend to be more effective than SSRIs with this population.

Answer 100

B

Question 101

Question ID #1010: A man is paralyzed from the waist down. With regard to his sexual performance, which is most likely?
Select one:
A. He can have an erection and ejaculate.
B. He can neither have an erection nor ejaculate.
C. He can have an erection but cannot ejaculate.
D. He can ejaculate but cannot have an erection.

Answer 101

C

Question 102

Question ID #818: Strokes in this area are rare, however when they do occur, basic primal drives may be severely limited or, conversely, patients may lose their natural inhibitions.
Select one:
A. the brain stem
B. the cerebellum
C. the limbic system  
D. the pons

Answer 102

C

Question 103

Question ID #866: Kluver-Bucy Syndrome is associated with damage to the:
Select one:
A. hippocampus
B. amygdala  
C. septum
D. thalamus

Answer 103

B

Question 104

Question ID #758: Which of the following mediates the feelings of satisfaction that follow eating and sex, acting as a "satisfaction center" ?
Select one:
A. basal ganglia
B. cingulate gyrus  
C. reticular activating system
D. hippocampus

Answer 104

B

Question 105

Question ID #1002: ADHD is implicated in functioning in the
Select one:
A. frontal lobe.  
B. parietal lobe.
C. temporal lobe.
D. hypercortical lobe.

Answer 105

A

Question 106

Question ID #822: The most common treatment for sleep apnea is:
Select one:
A. oral appliances
B. nose strips
C. CPAP  
D. surgery

Answer 106

C

Question 107

Question ID #772: Tactile agnosia is most commonly caused by damage to the
Select one:
A. parietal cortex.  
B. corpus callosum.
C. frontal lobes.
D. substantia nigra.

Answer 107

A

Question 108

Question ID #813: Of the following monoamine neurotransmitters, which is not a catecholamine?
Select one:
A. dopamine
B. norepinephrine
C. epinephrine
D. serotonin

Answer 108

D

Question 109

Question ID #1270: A group member has idiosyncratic credits. This refers to the idea that the member has:
Select one:
A. Upward mobility
B. Brownie points  
C. Unusual behaviors
D. Referent power

Answer 109

B

Question 110

Question ID #1266: The idea that watching violent television shows reduces aggressive impulses is predicted by
Select one:
A. catharsis theory.  
B. negative affect theory.
C. the model of incompatible responses.
D. the deindividuation model.

Answer 110

A

Question 111

Question ID #1272: According to social comparison theory,
Select one:
A. individuals look to similar others to validate their own opinions.
B. individuals look to dissimilar others to validate their own opinions.
C. individuals look to themselves to evaluate the opinions of similar others.
D. individuals look to themselves to evaluate the opinions of similar and dissimilar others.

Answer 111

A

Question 112

Question ID #1250: In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling which effectively ended segregation and began the integration of public schools. This decision was, in part, based on research findings and court testimony which suggested that segregation leads to low self-esteem in black children. The psychologist who conducted this research was:
Select one:
A. Rupert Brown
B. Kenneth Clark  
C. Janet Helms
D. David Sue

Answer 112

B

Question 113

Question ID #1316: Studies investigating the social cognition correlates of aggression in children suggest that the cognitive biases of these children tend to create a
Select one:
A. self-fulfilling prophecy effect.  
B. contrast effect.
C. personal fable.
D. rebound effect.

Answer 113

A

Question 114

Question ID #1298: Which of the following statements is most consistent with Lewin’s field theory?
Select one:
A. As a person moves towards one of the goals in an approach-approach conflict, it becomes less attractive and the other goal becomes more attractive.
B. Leadership is a function of the relationship between a task and the environment.
C. Behavior is a function of the relationship between the person and the environment.
D. A person’s “life space” is equivalent to Jung’s notion of the collective unconscious.

Answer 114

C

Question 115

Question ID #1255: After viewing sexually explicit films, men are more likely to do all of the following except:
Select one:
A. recommend more severe prison sentences for convicted rapists
B. rape, when the films depict sexual coercion by a man over a woman and if the viewer was sure they would not get caught.
C. rate their sexual partners as less attractive
D. interpret a woman’s friendliness as a sexual gesture.

Answer 115

A

Question 116

Question ID #1312: Journal reviewers who show strong bias against manuscripts that report results contrary to their theoretical perspective are demonstrating:
Select one:
A. self-serving bias
B. confirmatory bias  
C. fundamental attribution bias
D. self verification theory

Answer 116

B

Question 117

Question ID #1311: Which of the following statements is MOST consistent with the research results on the effects of crowding?
Select one:
A. Women are more adversely affected by crowding than men.
B. The effects of crowding are mediated by a person’s level of distraction.
C. Crowding always has a negative impact on individuals’ affect.
D. Individuals are more willing to discuss intimate topics in crowded situations vs. uncrowded situations.

Answer 117

B

Question 118

Question ID #1290: When an impulsive group decision that reflects an incomplete consideration of alternatives and consequences is the result of high stress, high group cohesiveness, and a directive leader, this is an example of:
Select one:
A. groupthink.  
B. group polarization.
C. the risky shift.
D. the Rosenthal effect.

Answer 118

A

Question 119

Question ID #1405: If, in a normally-shaped distribution, the mean is 100 and the standard error of measurement is 5, what would the 95% confidence interval be for an examinee who receives a score of 90?
Select one:
A. 75-105
B. 80-100  
C. 90-100
D. 95-105

Answer 119

B

Question 120

Question ID #1413: All of the following statements regarding item response theory are true, except
Select one:
A. it cannot be applied in the attempt to develop culture-fair tests.
B. it’s a useful theory in the development of computer programs designed to create tests tailored to the individual’s level of ability.
C. one of its assumptions is that test items measure a “latent trait.”
D. it usually has little practical significance unless one is working with very large samples.

Answer 120

A

Question 121

Question ID #1371: In a study assessing the predictive validity of the SAT test to predict college success, it is found the SAT scores have a statistically significant correlation of .47 with the criterion, first year college GPA. A follow-up study separating the data by gender finds that for a given SAT score, the predicted GPA scores are higher for women than for men. This situation is most clearly an example of
Select one:
A. single group validity.
B. differential validity.
C. differential prediction.  
D. adverse impact.

Answer 121

C

Question 122

Question ID #1378: Rotation is used in factor analysis to:
Select one:
A. get an easier pattern of factor loadings to interpret.
B. increase the magnitude of the communalities.
C. reduce the magnitude of the communalities.
D. reduce the effects of measurement error on the factor loadings.

Answer 122

A

Question 123

Question ID #1398: Which of the following would be used to determine how well an examinee did on a test in terms of a specific standard of performance?
Select one:
A. norm-referenced interpretation
B. criterion-referenced interpretation  
C. domain-referenced interpretation
D. objectives-referenced interpretation

Answer 123

B

Question 124

Question ID #1387: A condition necessary for pooled variance is:
Select one:
A. unequal sample sizes
B. equal sample sizes  
C. unequal covariances
D. equal covariances

Answer 124

B

Question 125

Question ID #1404: In the multitrait-multimethod matrix, a low heterotrait-heteromethod coefficient would indicate:
Select one:
A. low convergent validity
B. low divergent validity
C. high convergent validity
D. high divergent validity

Answer 125

D

Question 126

Question ID #1384: An examinee obtains a score of 70 on a test that has a mean of 80, a standard deviation of 15, and a standard error of measurement of 5. The 95% confidence interval for the examinee's score is:
Select one:
A. 50-90
B. 55-85
C. 60-80  
D. 65-75

Answer 126

C