EPPP Practice Test 5 Wrong

Question 1

Assessment examiner and client race matching effects

Answer 1

performance is affected more by the examiner’s testing experience and attitudes than by their race

Question 2

effects of flextime

Answer 2

largest positive effect on job satisfaction

smaller positive effects on productivity and absenteeism

Question 3

pineal gland

Answer 3

production of melatonin

Question 4

adrenal cortex

Answer 4

produces cortisol and aldosterone

Question 5

Delay conditioning

Answer 5

CS precedes and overlaps presentation of the US.

most effective method for establishing a conditioned response.

Question 6

Trace conditioning

Answer 6

CS is presented and terminated before presenting the US

not as effective as delay conditioning

Question 7

Akathisia

Answer 7

extrapyramidal side effect

neuroleptic drugs and a symptom of Parkinson’s disease

unpleasant feeling of restlessness and need to move.

Question 8

Reciprocal inhibition

Answer 8

Counterconditioning

Question 9

Marcia’s identity statuses

Answer 9

diffusion - no exploration, no commitment
foreclosure - have identity imposed by another
moratorium - crisis, active exploration
achievement - resolved crisis, committed identity

Question 10

APA Guidelines about multiple relationships in the forensic setting

Answer 10

should avoid dual relationships that are inconsistent

Question 11

According to Helms (1990), the ability of Whites to develop a healthy racial identity is most closely related to

Answer 11

the extent of racism in the society

Question 12

behavioral contrast

Answer 12

Removal of reinforcement from a previously reinforced behavior typically results in an increase in another reinforced behavior

Question 13

structured interview

Answer 13

contains a series of job-related questions that are consistently used with all interviewees

have prespecified “correct” answers

Question 14

OCD vs Hoarding Disorder

Answer 14

individuals with OCD who hoard in response to an obsession or compulsion are distressed by their hoarding behaviors, while those with Hoarding Disorder experience distress when they discard hoarded items

Question 15

transtheoretical model

Answer 15

6 stages of change, 10 change processes

1. pre-contemplation
2. contemplation
3. preparation
4. action
5. maintenance
6. termination

Question 16

What enhances the effects of punishment?

Answer 16

-administering the punishment immediately after the target behavior occurs
-verbally clarifying the target behavior
-giving a “warning” cue just prior to administering the punishment
-applied consistently

Question 17

semantic memory

Answer 17

holds all the information we need to use language, including words, their meanings, rules for manipulating words and symbols such as the rules for English grammar, the rules for adding and multiplying, etc.

Question 18

Custody evaluations and multiple relationships

Answer 18

Psychologists should avoid assuming an evaluative role in custody cases where they already have established a therapeutic relationship with the child and/or the child’s parents.

Question 19

Rancho scale

Answer 19

1-8

1: no response
4: confused and agitated
8: purposeful and appropriate

Question 20

confrontation (Freud)

Answer 20

therapist makes a statement or asks a question that connects the client’s behavior to an unconscious motivation or conflict

Question 21

Central Limit Theorem

Answer 21

-as the sample size increases, approaches normal distribution
- sampling distribution mean = population mean
- standard error of mean = population mean / sq rt of n

Question 22

how to assess inter-rater reliability?

Answer 22

% agreement or kappa statistic

Question 23

Coefficient alpha

Answer 23

used to measure internal consistency reliability (split half)

Question 24

Spearman-Brown

Answer 24

corrects for underestimation in split half reliability

Question 25

What type of drugs are atypical antipsychotics?

Answer 25

serotonin/dopamine antagonists

Question 26

Protocol analysis

Answer 26

having the individual think aloud while solving a problem and then evaluating the protocol (transcript) to clarify the individual's problem-solving process.

Question 27

when can a company use a test that is having an adverse impact?

Answer 27

if there is evidence that it is valid and there are no alternative procedures

Question 28

Best approach for working with AA clients as a white therapist

Answer 28

problem-solving, time-limited approach

Question 29

when is the primacy effect the best?

Answer 29

in general, the first is most influential The primacy effect is usually stronger than the recency effect more likely to be a primacy effect when the messages are presented back-to-back and there is a delay before a decision must be made.