EPPP Final Test Wrong

Question 1

correction for attenuation formula

Answer 1

estimate a test’s validity coefficient when the reliability coefficient for the predictor and/or criterion has been increased to 1.0.

aka when measurement error has been removed

Question 2

depolarization

Answer 2

positively charged sodium ions enter the cell

Question 3

evocative genotype-environment correlation

Answer 3

a child’s genetic make-up evokes reactions from parents and others that reinforce their genetic make-up

Question 4

passive genotype-environment correlation

Answer 4

parents provide both the genes and the environment that align with their own traits

Question 5

What did Ainsworth’s attachment study show

Answer 5

differences in children’s attachment behaviors are the result of interpersonal interaction with caregivers

Question 6

item response theory

Answer 6

item characteristic curve

SEM increases at the extremes of a distribution

Question 7

primary goal of the Ethics Code

Answer 7

protection of people and education regarding ethical standards of the discipline

Question 8

over-justification vs cognitive dissonance

Answer 8

over-justification involves the application of external rewards

Question 9

required criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 9

-pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others since age 15
-history of Conduct Disorder symptoms prior to age 15
-current age of 18 or older

Question 10

confidentiality and using client cases for education

Answer 10

ethical as long as all personally identifying information is removed

pseudonyms is not sufficient

Question 11

What is the approach of the transtheoretical model of therapy?

Answer 11

focusing on what is needed to help the client make the next step of change

Question 12

echoic memory

Answer 12

auditory part of sensory memory

Question 13

primary goal of interpersonal therapy

Answer 13

symptom reduction

Question 14

Personalization

Answer 14

when a person attributes external events to him/herself without evidence supporting such a causal connection

Question 15

Arbitrary inference

Answer 15

drawing a specific conclusion without supporting evidence or in the face of contradictory evidence

Question 16

Selective abstraction

Answer 16

when a person interprets a situation on the basis of a single detail taken out of context

Question 17

Specific Learning Disorder often co-occurs with

Answer 17

delays in language development, attention and memory deficits, low self esteem

Question 18

Cultural idioms of distress

Answer 18

phrases used by members of different cultures to express distress and provide shared ways for talking about personal and social concerns

Question 19

Initial steps in structural family therapy

Answer 19

joining and accommodating

Question 20

What is one of the strongest predictors of the maintenance of cognitive functioning in later adulthood?

Answer 20

physical health

Question 21

multiple hurdles testing

Answer 21

non compensatory

given successive predictors if pass the one before

Question 22

multiple cutoff testing

Answer 22

non compensatory

minimum score on each predictor must be obtained

Question 23

Violating Ethics Code vs legally liable

Answer 23

Whether a psychologist has violated the Ethics Code standards does not by itself determine whether the psychologist is legally liable in a court action, whether a contract is enforceable, or whether other legal consequences occur

Question 24

Cultural syndromes

Answer 24

clusters of symptoms and attributions that co-occur among individuals from a particular culture and are recognized by members of that culture as coherent patterns of experience

Question 25

least common side effect of the beta-blocker propranolol

Answer 25

sexual dysfunction

Question 26

how to calculate sensitivity

Answer 26

true positives / true positives plus false negatives

Question 27

how to calculate specificity

Answer 27

true negatives / true negatives plus false positives

Question 28

What type(s) of crime can the APA take action for?

Answer 28

Felonies only

Question 29

Cluster analysis

Answer 29

used to "cluster" or categorize individuals

Question 30

cultural explanations

Answer 30

explanatory models that members of a culture use to explain the meaning and causes of symptoms, illness, and distress