CPCE Study Guide (The Purple Book) 2026 | Most Tested Questions &
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1. What does the acronym BASIC-ID represent in Arnold Lazarus's psychological
framework?
Behavior, Affect, Sensation, Imagery, Cognition, Interpersonal
relationships, and Drugs/biological considerations.
Beliefs, Actions, Sensations, Ideas, Cognition, Interpersonal dynamics,
and Development.
Behavior, Attitude, Sensation, Imagination, Cognition, Interaction, and
Drugs.
Biological, Affective, Social, Intellectual, Cognitive, and
Developmental.
2. If a therapist is using multimodal therapy to treat a patient with a specific
phobia, which approach might they incorporate to address the patient's
anxiety?
Humanistic counseling
Cognitive-behavioral techniques
Gestalt therapy
Psychoanalytic interpretation
3. The neodissociation theory, proposed by ________ , posits that hypnosis occurs
when one's consciousness is split off into two parts. One of these parts
carries out the hypnotist's suggestions and another part, called the hidden
observer, monitors everything that happens.
Edwin Shneidman
Sigmund Freud
, Ernest Hilgard
Alfred Adler
4. Describe the significance of Andrew Salter's contributions to behavior
therapy.
Andrew Salter developed a new form of psychoanalysis that
integrates cognitive processes.
Andrew Salter's work laid the foundation for behavior therapy by
emphasizing the importance of conditioning in modifying behavior.
Andrew Salter introduced the concept of self-actualization in
humanistic psychology.
Andrew Salter focused on the unconscious mind and its influence on
behavior.
5. Albert Bandura is unique among behaviorists because he
emphasized cognition and granted people an active role in their
own learning
emphasized the importance of early child rearing experiences
emphasized the role of the unconscious on people's learning
combined psychoanalytic principles with operant conditioning theory
6. The emic-etic distinction in the study of a culture includes the etic approach
of looking at cultures from the outside using universally accepted means of
investigation and the emic approach which involves:
ego-manic idiosyncratic consultation.
studying a culture from the inside and seeing it as its own members
do
, analyzing the culture from the researcher's perspective
comparing it to other cultures.
7. Describe the difference between behavior modification and behavior therapy
in terms of their foundational principles.
Behavior modification uses humanistic principles, while behavior
therapy is based on operant conditioning.
Both behavior modification and behavior therapy are based on
psychoanalytic principles.
Behavior modification is based on operant conditioning, while
behavior therapy emphasizes cognitive processes.
Behavior modification focuses on cognitive restructuring, while
behavior therapy relies on classical conditioning.
8. Which of the following is known for person-centered counseling?
Rollo May
Aaron Beck
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
9. What plateau/stage of development from Robert Kegan's theory
characterizes most adults?
Interpersonal
Self-authoring
Socialized
Self-transforming
, 10. If a therapist wants to help a patient manage anxiety through physiological
awareness, which biofeedback device would be most appropriate?
Thermometer
X-ray machine
Blood pressure cuff
Heart rate variability monitor
11. What is the term that is synonymous with Skinner's operant conditioning?
Cognitive conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
Behavioral modification
Classical conditioning
12. According to Freud, if needs are not met during any stage of psychosexual
development, what could be the potential consequence?
The child may become fixated on those needs, impacting their
personality for life
The child would have a lesser IQ
The child would not learn to speak
The child would not grow properly
13. Which researcher devised a seven-point scale to measure social distance?
Bogardus
Marx
Parillo
Verified Answers | Latest Update | Graded A+
1. What does the acronym BASIC-ID represent in Arnold Lazarus's psychological
framework?
Behavior, Affect, Sensation, Imagery, Cognition, Interpersonal
relationships, and Drugs/biological considerations.
Beliefs, Actions, Sensations, Ideas, Cognition, Interpersonal dynamics,
and Development.
Behavior, Attitude, Sensation, Imagination, Cognition, Interaction, and
Drugs.
Biological, Affective, Social, Intellectual, Cognitive, and
Developmental.
2. If a therapist is using multimodal therapy to treat a patient with a specific
phobia, which approach might they incorporate to address the patient's
anxiety?
Humanistic counseling
Cognitive-behavioral techniques
Gestalt therapy
Psychoanalytic interpretation
3. The neodissociation theory, proposed by ________ , posits that hypnosis occurs
when one's consciousness is split off into two parts. One of these parts
carries out the hypnotist's suggestions and another part, called the hidden
observer, monitors everything that happens.
Edwin Shneidman
Sigmund Freud
, Ernest Hilgard
Alfred Adler
4. Describe the significance of Andrew Salter's contributions to behavior
therapy.
Andrew Salter developed a new form of psychoanalysis that
integrates cognitive processes.
Andrew Salter's work laid the foundation for behavior therapy by
emphasizing the importance of conditioning in modifying behavior.
Andrew Salter introduced the concept of self-actualization in
humanistic psychology.
Andrew Salter focused on the unconscious mind and its influence on
behavior.
5. Albert Bandura is unique among behaviorists because he
emphasized cognition and granted people an active role in their
own learning
emphasized the importance of early child rearing experiences
emphasized the role of the unconscious on people's learning
combined psychoanalytic principles with operant conditioning theory
6. The emic-etic distinction in the study of a culture includes the etic approach
of looking at cultures from the outside using universally accepted means of
investigation and the emic approach which involves:
ego-manic idiosyncratic consultation.
studying a culture from the inside and seeing it as its own members
do
, analyzing the culture from the researcher's perspective
comparing it to other cultures.
7. Describe the difference between behavior modification and behavior therapy
in terms of their foundational principles.
Behavior modification uses humanistic principles, while behavior
therapy is based on operant conditioning.
Both behavior modification and behavior therapy are based on
psychoanalytic principles.
Behavior modification is based on operant conditioning, while
behavior therapy emphasizes cognitive processes.
Behavior modification focuses on cognitive restructuring, while
behavior therapy relies on classical conditioning.
8. Which of the following is known for person-centered counseling?
Rollo May
Aaron Beck
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
9. What plateau/stage of development from Robert Kegan's theory
characterizes most adults?
Interpersonal
Self-authoring
Socialized
Self-transforming
, 10. If a therapist wants to help a patient manage anxiety through physiological
awareness, which biofeedback device would be most appropriate?
Thermometer
X-ray machine
Blood pressure cuff
Heart rate variability monitor
11. What is the term that is synonymous with Skinner's operant conditioning?
Cognitive conditioning
Instrumental conditioning
Behavioral modification
Classical conditioning
12. According to Freud, if needs are not met during any stage of psychosexual
development, what could be the potential consequence?
The child may become fixated on those needs, impacting their
personality for life
The child would have a lesser IQ
The child would not learn to speak
The child would not grow properly
13. Which researcher devised a seven-point scale to measure social distance?
Bogardus
Marx
Parillo
