1000 Flashcards Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology® (EPPP®)
Abruptly ending therapy with a dependent client without referrals may constitute abandonment.
Explain.
True. Ethical practice requires reasonable continuity of care and appropriate referrals when
terminating services.
Accepting small tokens from clients is always unethical. Explain.
False. Small gifts may be acceptable depending on context, culture, and clinical judgment.
According to Erikson, failure to achieve intimacy in young adulthood may result in ______.
Isolation.
According to Festinger, psychological discomfort caused by inconsistent beliefs is called
cognitive ______.
Dissonance.
According to Freud, personality development continues equally across all life stages. Explain.
False. Freud believed personality is largely shaped during the first five years of life through
psychosexual stages.
According to Freud, the latency stage is characterized by relative sexual ______.
Dormancy.
According to Freud, the reality-oriented component of personality is the ______.
Ego. It mediates between instinctual drives and societal demands.
According to Heider, dispositional attributions focus on ______ causes.
Internal.
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According to Lazarus, cognitive ______ is necessary before emotional experience occurs.
Appraisal.
According to Maslow, the highest level of psychological development is ______.
Self-actualization. This involves realizing one's full potential and personal growth.
According to Piaget, object permanence develops during the ______ stage.
Sensorimotor stage. Infants begin understanding that objects continue to exist even when out
of sight.
According to Tajfel, categorizing people into groups automatically increases ______ bias.
In-group.
According to the James-Lange theory, emotions occur as a result of physiological ______.
Arousal. The theory proposes that physiological reactions precede emotional experience.
Addressing relationship issues in therapy weakens the alliance. Explain.
False. Addressing relational issues often strengthens the alliance and improves outcomes.
Adolescence is associated only with physical changes and not cognitive development. Explain.
False. Adolescence includes major cognitive advances such as abstract thinking,
metacognition, and formal operational reasoning.
Adolescents from all cultures experience identity development identically. Explain.
False. Cultural values, expectations, and social structures influence how identity formation
occurs across societies.
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Aggression is caused entirely by biological instincts. Explain.
False. Aggression results from interaction of biological, psychological, environmental, cognitive,
and social factors.
All dual relationships are unethical. Explain.
False. Some dual relationships may be unavoidable or harmless, but must be carefully
managed to avoid harm.
Anchoring bias has no effect on diagnostic decisions. Explain.
False. Anchoring can lead clinicians to ignore new evidence and maintain incorrect initial
impressions.
Anecdotal success stories provide stronger evidence than controlled research studies. Explain.
False. Anecdotes are vulnerable to bias and lack controls needed to establish reliable
conclusions.
The APA Ethics Code is organized around ethical principles and enforceable ______.
Standards.
Assessment conducted in real-world settings increases ______ validity.
Ecological.
Assessment results should always be interpreted independently of cultural context. Explain.
False. Cultural background strongly influences behavior, communication, symptom expression,
and test interpretation.
Attitudes always predict behavior accurately. Explain.
False. Situational pressures, social norms, and cognitive dissonance may weaken the
relationship between attitudes and behavior.
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Authoritarian personalities are typically associated with tolerance for ambiguity and openness.
Explain.
False. Authoritarian personalities tend to prefer rigid structure, conformity, obedience, and
intolerance of ambiguity.
Avoiding harm to clients reflects the principle of ______.
Nonmaleficence.
Awareness of one's own biases is essential for ______ competence.
Cultural.
Bartering for therapy services is always unethical. Explain.
False. Bartering may be acceptable under limited circumstances if not exploitative and
culturally appropriate.
Bartering is always unethical in psychotherapy. Explain.
False. Bartering may be ethical if not exploitative, clinically appropriate, and culturally
acceptable.
Behavior that is strengthened through rewards is said to be ______.
Reinforced.
The brain structure heavily involved in processing fear is the ______.
Amygdala.
The branch of the nervous system responsible for "fight-or-flight" responses is the ______
nervous system.
Sympathetic nervous system. It increases heart rate, dilates pupils, and mobilizes energy
during stress.
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Abruptly ending therapy with a dependent client without referrals may constitute abandonment.
Explain.
True. Ethical practice requires reasonable continuity of care and appropriate referrals when
terminating services.
Accepting small tokens from clients is always unethical. Explain.
False. Small gifts may be acceptable depending on context, culture, and clinical judgment.
According to Erikson, failure to achieve intimacy in young adulthood may result in ______.
Isolation.
According to Festinger, psychological discomfort caused by inconsistent beliefs is called
cognitive ______.
Dissonance.
According to Freud, personality development continues equally across all life stages. Explain.
False. Freud believed personality is largely shaped during the first five years of life through
psychosexual stages.
According to Freud, the latency stage is characterized by relative sexual ______.
Dormancy.
According to Freud, the reality-oriented component of personality is the ______.
Ego. It mediates between instinctual drives and societal demands.
According to Heider, dispositional attributions focus on ______ causes.
Internal.
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,1000 Flashcards Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology® (EPPP®)
According to Lazarus, cognitive ______ is necessary before emotional experience occurs.
Appraisal.
According to Maslow, the highest level of psychological development is ______.
Self-actualization. This involves realizing one's full potential and personal growth.
According to Piaget, object permanence develops during the ______ stage.
Sensorimotor stage. Infants begin understanding that objects continue to exist even when out
of sight.
According to Tajfel, categorizing people into groups automatically increases ______ bias.
In-group.
According to the James-Lange theory, emotions occur as a result of physiological ______.
Arousal. The theory proposes that physiological reactions precede emotional experience.
Addressing relationship issues in therapy weakens the alliance. Explain.
False. Addressing relational issues often strengthens the alliance and improves outcomes.
Adolescence is associated only with physical changes and not cognitive development. Explain.
False. Adolescence includes major cognitive advances such as abstract thinking,
metacognition, and formal operational reasoning.
Adolescents from all cultures experience identity development identically. Explain.
False. Cultural values, expectations, and social structures influence how identity formation
occurs across societies.
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,1000 Flashcards Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology® (EPPP®)
Aggression is caused entirely by biological instincts. Explain.
False. Aggression results from interaction of biological, psychological, environmental, cognitive,
and social factors.
All dual relationships are unethical. Explain.
False. Some dual relationships may be unavoidable or harmless, but must be carefully
managed to avoid harm.
Anchoring bias has no effect on diagnostic decisions. Explain.
False. Anchoring can lead clinicians to ignore new evidence and maintain incorrect initial
impressions.
Anecdotal success stories provide stronger evidence than controlled research studies. Explain.
False. Anecdotes are vulnerable to bias and lack controls needed to establish reliable
conclusions.
The APA Ethics Code is organized around ethical principles and enforceable ______.
Standards.
Assessment conducted in real-world settings increases ______ validity.
Ecological.
Assessment results should always be interpreted independently of cultural context. Explain.
False. Cultural background strongly influences behavior, communication, symptom expression,
and test interpretation.
Attitudes always predict behavior accurately. Explain.
False. Situational pressures, social norms, and cognitive dissonance may weaken the
relationship between attitudes and behavior.
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, 1000 Flashcards Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology® (EPPP®)
Authoritarian personalities are typically associated with tolerance for ambiguity and openness.
Explain.
False. Authoritarian personalities tend to prefer rigid structure, conformity, obedience, and
intolerance of ambiguity.
Avoiding harm to clients reflects the principle of ______.
Nonmaleficence.
Awareness of one's own biases is essential for ______ competence.
Cultural.
Bartering for therapy services is always unethical. Explain.
False. Bartering may be acceptable under limited circumstances if not exploitative and
culturally appropriate.
Bartering is always unethical in psychotherapy. Explain.
False. Bartering may be ethical if not exploitative, clinically appropriate, and culturally
acceptable.
Behavior that is strengthened through rewards is said to be ______.
Reinforced.
The brain structure heavily involved in processing fear is the ______.
Amygdala.
The branch of the nervous system responsible for "fight-or-flight" responses is the ______
nervous system.
Sympathetic nervous system. It increases heart rate, dilates pupils, and mobilizes energy
during stress.
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