PSYC 242 Exam 1 Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Clinical psychologists were primarily engaged in what clinical activity in the early 20th
century?
intellectual assessment
In what way did the Department of Veteran's Affairs contribute to the growth of the field of
clinical psychology?
It funded clinical psychology graduate programs
Who is attributed with creating one of the first categorical systems for identifying and
describing psychological disorders?
Emil Kraepelin
McFall proposes that untested clinical services should be
administered to the public only under controlled experimental conditions
In what common way did William Tuke, Philippe Pinel, and Dorothea Dix all improve
treatment for individuals with mental illness?
They all advocated for the humane and benevolent treatment of individuals with mental illness.
Which of the following is a fundamental training difference between psychiatrists and clinical
psychologists?
A. Psychiatrists go to medical school whereas clinical psychologists go to a doctoral graduate
program.
B. Psychiatrists typically emphasize the biological etiology (i.e., cause) of mental illness whereas
clinical psychologists usually consider multiple etiologies (e.g., biological, social, behavioral).
C. Psychiatrists first approach to treatment is typically medication whereas most clinical
psychologists do not prescribe medications.
School psychologists are most likely to engage in which of the following clinical activities:?
Intellectual assessment
In which of the following settings are clinical psychologists most likely to work?
, Private Practice
Professional counselors are more likely to have what type of educational training compared to
clinical psychologists?
Master's Degree in Counseling
Which of the following accurately represents a current meaningful distinction between clinical
psychologists and counseling psychologists?
Clinical psychologists are more likely to treat individuals with severe mental illness, whereas
counseling psychologists are more likely to treat less severely disturbed populations.
Pignotti, who prided herself on being a good critic of research, was quickly pulled into TFT. In
what way did the social psychological influence of commitment contribute to her ongoing
support of TFT?
She made public statements via blogs about the validity and efficacy of TFT as well as her
support for TFT, which made her more likely to rationalize her support despite conflicting data.
When Pignotti was initially introduced to TFT, she critiqued its scientific validity on what
primary basis? In other words, what was her major complaint about TFT that she proposed
needed to be addressed?
Callahan and TFT proponents had not offered any peer-reviewed empirical data to support their
conclusions about the efficacy of the treatment.
Which of the following is one of the reasons proposed by Lilienfeld that laypeople do not
consider psychology a "science?
A. Individuals believe that daily life experiences and commonsense are adequate training in
psychology.
C. The majority of individuals do not agree that psychology uses scientific methods to
understand the way people behave.
D. Psychology is viewed as having less rigorous scientific standards than other "hard sciences."
Pignotti eventually began to doubt the scientific validity of TFT. Which of the following was
one of her areas of doubt?
A. People who were not benefitting from TFT and VT were having their failures explained away
with ad hoc hypotheses.
B. Misrepresentation of data in the literature to spin it such that TFT was shown to be
significantly more effective than other therapies.
D. Grandiose claims of success that were not supported by empirical evidence.
Correct Answers
Clinical psychologists were primarily engaged in what clinical activity in the early 20th
century?
intellectual assessment
In what way did the Department of Veteran's Affairs contribute to the growth of the field of
clinical psychology?
It funded clinical psychology graduate programs
Who is attributed with creating one of the first categorical systems for identifying and
describing psychological disorders?
Emil Kraepelin
McFall proposes that untested clinical services should be
administered to the public only under controlled experimental conditions
In what common way did William Tuke, Philippe Pinel, and Dorothea Dix all improve
treatment for individuals with mental illness?
They all advocated for the humane and benevolent treatment of individuals with mental illness.
Which of the following is a fundamental training difference between psychiatrists and clinical
psychologists?
A. Psychiatrists go to medical school whereas clinical psychologists go to a doctoral graduate
program.
B. Psychiatrists typically emphasize the biological etiology (i.e., cause) of mental illness whereas
clinical psychologists usually consider multiple etiologies (e.g., biological, social, behavioral).
C. Psychiatrists first approach to treatment is typically medication whereas most clinical
psychologists do not prescribe medications.
School psychologists are most likely to engage in which of the following clinical activities:?
Intellectual assessment
In which of the following settings are clinical psychologists most likely to work?
, Private Practice
Professional counselors are more likely to have what type of educational training compared to
clinical psychologists?
Master's Degree in Counseling
Which of the following accurately represents a current meaningful distinction between clinical
psychologists and counseling psychologists?
Clinical psychologists are more likely to treat individuals with severe mental illness, whereas
counseling psychologists are more likely to treat less severely disturbed populations.
Pignotti, who prided herself on being a good critic of research, was quickly pulled into TFT. In
what way did the social psychological influence of commitment contribute to her ongoing
support of TFT?
She made public statements via blogs about the validity and efficacy of TFT as well as her
support for TFT, which made her more likely to rationalize her support despite conflicting data.
When Pignotti was initially introduced to TFT, she critiqued its scientific validity on what
primary basis? In other words, what was her major complaint about TFT that she proposed
needed to be addressed?
Callahan and TFT proponents had not offered any peer-reviewed empirical data to support their
conclusions about the efficacy of the treatment.
Which of the following is one of the reasons proposed by Lilienfeld that laypeople do not
consider psychology a "science?
A. Individuals believe that daily life experiences and commonsense are adequate training in
psychology.
C. The majority of individuals do not agree that psychology uses scientific methods to
understand the way people behave.
D. Psychology is viewed as having less rigorous scientific standards than other "hard sciences."
Pignotti eventually began to doubt the scientific validity of TFT. Which of the following was
one of her areas of doubt?
A. People who were not benefitting from TFT and VT were having their failures explained away
with ad hoc hypotheses.
B. Misrepresentation of data in the literature to spin it such that TFT was shown to be
significantly more effective than other therapies.
D. Grandiose claims of success that were not supported by empirical evidence.
