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NCE/LPC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - correct-answer - Pleasure Principle
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most
cases. - correct-answer - Etiology
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. - correct-answer - Self-actualization
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) -
correct-answer - Unconditional Positive Regard
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - correct-answer -
Shaping
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. -
correct-answer - Classical Conditioning
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A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - correct-answer -
reinforcement
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. -
correct-answer - Trait Theory
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - correct-
answer - contextual worldview
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy
called __________. - correct-answer - libido
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive
response - correct-answer - counter conditioning
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to
different behaviors. - correct-answer - Kelly's concept of Constructive
Alternativism
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - correct-
answer - Psychosis
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Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than
learning. - correct-answer - Maturation
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - correct-answer -
modeling
The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce
inconsistencies in cognitive structure. - correct-answer - cognitive dissonance
Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than
coping directly with a stressful situation. - correct-answer - defense mechanisms
Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - correct-
answer - systematic desensitization
Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help
shape human behavior. - correct-answer - consequences
Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in
origin. - correct-answer - abnormal behavior
NCE/LPC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Ego's need for immediate gratification. - correct-answer - Pleasure Principle
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most
cases. - correct-answer - Etiology
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached
______________. - correct-answer - Self-actualization
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers) -
correct-answer - Unconditional Positive Regard
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior. - correct-answer -
Shaping
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses. -
correct-answer - Classical Conditioning
, 2
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior. - correct-answer -
reinforcement
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________. -
correct-answer - Trait Theory
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment. - correct-
answer - contextual worldview
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy
called __________. - correct-answer - libido
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive
response - correct-answer - counter conditioning
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to
different behaviors. - correct-answer - Kelly's concept of Constructive
Alternativism
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality. - correct-
answer - Psychosis
, 3
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than
learning. - correct-answer - Maturation
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________. - correct-answer -
modeling
The unpleasantness of _________motivates individuals to avoid or reduce
inconsistencies in cognitive structure. - correct-answer - cognitive dissonance
Used by individuals to maintain feelings of adequacy and self-worth rather than
coping directly with a stressful situation. - correct-answer - defense mechanisms
Used to help reduce anxiety experienced by an agoraphobic client. - correct-
answer - systematic desensitization
Skinner believes the social environment provides a variety of __________to help
shape human behavior. - correct-answer - consequences
Patterns of ____________that may be organic, psychological, or sociocultural in
origin. - correct-answer - abnormal behavior
