EPPP Practice Test 2 Wrong

Question 1

Global aphasia

Answer 1

severe form of nonfluent aphasia

caused by damage to the left side of the brain

affects both receptive and expressive language skills as well as auditory and visual comprehension

Question 2

What causes Huntington’s?

Answer 2

autosomal dominant gene

Question 3

A screening test for a disorder that has a very low base rate in the population is known to have an overall accuracy rate of 98%. When using this test to identify individuals in the general population who have the disorder, it’s important to keep in mind that the test will produce:

Answer 3

a larger number of false positives than false negatives

Question 4

Blocking (conditioning)

Answer 4

when an association between a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US) has been made and, subsequently, the presence of the CS blocks a developing association between a new neutral stimulus and the US

Question 5

Latent inhibition

Answer 5

easier to learn something new than to unlearn something familiar

Question 6

What should you do if a client asks you not to include information in your notes?

Answer 6

determine if the info is clinically relevant before deciding whether or not to include information about it in the file

if the client “communicates information that is relevant to the services provided, it should be entered into the record”

Question 7

platykurtic v leptokurtic

Answer 7

platy - flatter

lepto - peaked

Question 8

does ECT in the nondominant hemisphere increase or decrease amnesia?

Answer 8

decrease amnesia

Question 9

Lockean tradition of Western psychotherapy?

Answer 9

emphasizes:
-linear cause-effect relationships
-individualism over collectivism
-deterministic and reductionist perspective

Question 10

minimum duration for a diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder

Answer 10

two years in adults and one year in children and adolescents.

Question 11

Specific to benzodiazepines, the drug abuse potential, behavioral-rewarding effects, and psychological dependency result from actions on ________ receptors.

Answer 11

GABA

Question 12

A psychologist acts as both a consultant to the court and a fact witness for the defense in a criminal case. Is this ethical?

Answer 12

may be acceptable as long as the psychologist clarifies her roles with the court and the defense

Question 13

What youth are most likely to engage in delinquent behaviors?

Answer 13

youth with trauma history, mental health conditions, and substance use

Question 14

Contrapreparedness

Answer 14

inability to associate a specific conditioned stimulus and a specific unconditioned stimulus despite repeated conditioning experiences

Question 15

what does the APA require in regard to informed consents?

Answer 15

requires psychologists to provide potential research participants with specific information in “reasonably understandable language” prior to consenting to participate

Question 16

Can a psychologist pay media for publicity?

Answer 16

“Psychologists do not compensate employees of press, radio, television, or other communication media in return for publicity in a news item.”

Question 17

What doe the APA Ethics Code say about actions to take after receiving notice of a complaint?

Answer 17

has to respond/cooperate with Ethics Committee

Question 18

What type of tests typically have the lowest reliability?

Answer 18

True-false

greater a chance of getting right by guessing, more likely to be unrealiable

Question 19

What are the common disorders treated by TCAs?

Answer 19

depression, panic disorder, bulimia, agoraphobia, OCD, enuresis, and neuropathic pain

Question 20

nucleus accumbens

Answer 20

brain structure in the limbic system

plays a significant role in the influence of reinforcement on behavior where dopamine is central to the reinforcing quality

Question 21

sleep patterns and depression

Answer 21

decreased REM latency and increased REM density

Question 22

male/female boss difference in initiating structure and consideration

Answer 22

no difference

Question 23

Sullivan’s interpersonal approach to psychiatry

Answer 23

human behavior is motivated by two needs - the need for satisfaction and the need for security

excessive anxiety is the result of interpersonal insecurity

Question 24

schizoaffective

Answer 24

requires that psychotic symptoms occur for at least two weeks in the absence of mood symptoms

mood episodes must be present for the majority of the illness

Question 25

mood symptoms and delusional disorder

Answer 25

if present, brief relative to the duration of the delusional periods

Question 26

what characteristics tend to be true of less popular children

Answer 26

less intelligent, less physically attractive, less cooperative

Question 27

Sensory preconditioning

Answer 27

initially pairing two neutral stimuli (i.e., A and B) subsequently pairing A with an unconditioned stimulus If B eventually elicits a response, then sensory preconditioning has occurred.

Question 28

What locus of control/responsibility is most characteristic of racial minorities?

Answer 28

Internal locus of control/external locus of responsibility dominant group - internal/internal

Question 29

When are moral judgment and moral action most aligned according to Kohlberg?

Answer 29

Strongest at the higher stages of moral development

Question 30

Sign tracking

Answer 30

elicited behavior directed towards a stimulus that is reliably paired with a primary reinforcer

Question 31

For an extended family systems (Bowenian) therapist, when a family exhibits a high degree of fusion but one member is more differentiated than the others, the likely approach would be to

Answer 31

Work with most differentiated family member Bowenian therapy is typically not with the entire family

Question 32

how to distinguish social anxiety disorder and agoraphobia

Answer 32

with social anxiety, often display increased anxiety in feared situations when accompanied by a trusted companion

Question 33

For Carl Jung, transference is

Answer 33

a form of projection

Question 34

aptitude tests

Answer 34

Used to assess the examinee's potential for learning or their ability to perform in an area without specific training

Question 35

F-ratio

Answer 35

comparing between-group variability to within-group variability

Question 36

Fiedler's contingency model

Answer 36

identifies three characteristics of the work situation that influence a leader's ability to lead: -leader-member relations -task structure -the leader's position power

Question 37

family sculpting

Answer 37

family members position themselves (or objects that represent them) in physical space in a way that reflects their relations and roles within the family system

Question 38

At approximately what age are most children physically developed enough to begin toilet training?

Answer 38

20-24 mo

Question 39

mediator v moderator

Answer 39

mediator - responsible for an observed relationship moderator - affects the strength or direction of a relationship

Question 40

Response learning

Answer 40

performing a specific series of movements or responses

Question 41

Combining an MAOI with certain cold, cough, sinus, or allergy medication can produce what?

Answer 41

Hypertensive crisis

Question 42

Secondary memory

Answer 42

aspect of long-term memory contains newly acquired information studies have consistently found that secondary memory is the type of memory that is most negatively affected by increasing age

Question 43

The strength of the relationship between authoritative parenting and adolescent scholastic achievement is moderated most by what variable?

Answer 43

ethnicity

Question 44

Patterson and his colleagues focus on the family in describing the origins of aggressiveness in children. Specifically, they relate high aggressiveness in children to:

Answer 44

coercive exchanges between parent/child

Question 45

Configural learning

Answer 45

responding to two or more stimuli based on their combination rather than on the individual experience of any of those stimuli alone

Question 46

Sue et al. (1991) found that ethnic matching was associated with improved treatment outcomes for:

Answer 46

Hispanic clients

Question 47

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Answer 47

Theory of management that emphasizes -customer satisfaction -employee involvement -continuous change