EPPP ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT FULL TEST PAPER
WITH SOLUTIONS 2026
● Person who have work-related accidents tend to. Answer: have had
more recent life stress than accident-free workers
● The more I yell at her the worse she gets. Answer: positive
reinforcement
● When to use CT vs. MRI. Answer: CT is better for acute intracranial
hemmorhage and visualizing bony structures
● Attentional load theory. Answer: The degree to which an ignored
stimulus is processed depends on the extent of processing required by
the attended stimulus. Reduction of intereference caused by distractors is
lowest when the attentional demands for the attended sitmulus are
highest
● Milgram experiment displays what social influence. Answer:
Obedience
● Bipolar 1 vs. 2. Answer: Only bipolar 1 requires history of manic
episodes. Bipolar 2 has hypomanic episodes (less severe)
,● Ecological asssesment. Answer: Uses primarily observational methods
to examine and understand the physical and psychological variable that
impact behavior in a given setting
● Positive manifold. Answer: Idea that all variables are positively
correlated (cog assessment)
● Primary mental ability theory. Answer: Thurstone's idea of 7 factors,
or primary mental abilities, are word fluency, verbal comprehension,
spatial visualization, number facility, associative memory, reasoning,
and perceptual speed.
● Tonotic auditory processing. Answer: tonotopy is the spatial
arrangement of where sounds of different frequency are processed in the
brain. Tones close to each other in terms of frequency are represented in
topologically neighbouring regions in the brain. Processed in heschl's
gyri
● Bulimia vs. Anorexia. Answer: Bulimia involves maintaining a normal
body weight. Both can have bingeing and purging
● Alexia without agraphia. Answer: Pathology is usually a stroke in the
posterior region of the left hemisphere affecting the posterior region of
the corpus callosum, disconnecting the visual centers of the brain from
the langauge centers
,● Binet-Simon. Answer: The first standardized measure of assessment
● Correspondent inference theory. Answer: We infer that other people's
behavior corresponds to their personality and character
● Concerns with ACT model. Answer: Some believe it is untestable and
therefore has uncertain scientific value
● Cognitive dissonance theory. Answer: When people behave in a
manner that is inconsistent with their values they will change their
beliefs to manage the psychological tension created by the mismatch
● Differential aptitude test. Answer: Used to assess ability or aptitude
level in several areas; does not contain symptom validity measures
● Insecure resistant attachment. Answer: Inability to use the caregiver as
a secure base from which to explore; distress on seperation with
ambivalence, anger, reluctance to be comforted by the caregiver, and
resume play upon return; anxiety due to inconsistencies in the
caregiver's availability
● Emotion focused coping. Answer: The coping mechanisms of
secondary appraisal; use of internal resources to cope with situation
, ● Adler. Answer: Healthy style of life reflects optimism, confidence, and
contributing to the welfare of others. An unhealthy style of life results
when a person's goals reflect celf-centerdness, competitiveness, and
striving for personal power
● Episodic memory. Answer: Autobiographic memory, everyday
experiences. The most automatic of memories
● Men have advantage on these skills. Answer: Mental rotation, target
directed motor skills, mathematical problem solving.
● Women have advantage on these skills. Answer: Simultaneous
processing, arithemetic task performance, vocabulary
● Three components of primary prevention. Answer: Universal,
selective, indicative.
● Well supported assessment tools for suicide risk. Answer: Beck
Depression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck scale for suicidal
ideation, suicidal ideation questionnaire, suicidal behavior history form
● Jung analytical psychotherapy. Answer: Self regulating psyche, the
unconscious, therapist-patient relationship, stages of self-improvement
WITH SOLUTIONS 2026
● Person who have work-related accidents tend to. Answer: have had
more recent life stress than accident-free workers
● The more I yell at her the worse she gets. Answer: positive
reinforcement
● When to use CT vs. MRI. Answer: CT is better for acute intracranial
hemmorhage and visualizing bony structures
● Attentional load theory. Answer: The degree to which an ignored
stimulus is processed depends on the extent of processing required by
the attended stimulus. Reduction of intereference caused by distractors is
lowest when the attentional demands for the attended sitmulus are
highest
● Milgram experiment displays what social influence. Answer:
Obedience
● Bipolar 1 vs. 2. Answer: Only bipolar 1 requires history of manic
episodes. Bipolar 2 has hypomanic episodes (less severe)
,● Ecological asssesment. Answer: Uses primarily observational methods
to examine and understand the physical and psychological variable that
impact behavior in a given setting
● Positive manifold. Answer: Idea that all variables are positively
correlated (cog assessment)
● Primary mental ability theory. Answer: Thurstone's idea of 7 factors,
or primary mental abilities, are word fluency, verbal comprehension,
spatial visualization, number facility, associative memory, reasoning,
and perceptual speed.
● Tonotic auditory processing. Answer: tonotopy is the spatial
arrangement of where sounds of different frequency are processed in the
brain. Tones close to each other in terms of frequency are represented in
topologically neighbouring regions in the brain. Processed in heschl's
gyri
● Bulimia vs. Anorexia. Answer: Bulimia involves maintaining a normal
body weight. Both can have bingeing and purging
● Alexia without agraphia. Answer: Pathology is usually a stroke in the
posterior region of the left hemisphere affecting the posterior region of
the corpus callosum, disconnecting the visual centers of the brain from
the langauge centers
,● Binet-Simon. Answer: The first standardized measure of assessment
● Correspondent inference theory. Answer: We infer that other people's
behavior corresponds to their personality and character
● Concerns with ACT model. Answer: Some believe it is untestable and
therefore has uncertain scientific value
● Cognitive dissonance theory. Answer: When people behave in a
manner that is inconsistent with their values they will change their
beliefs to manage the psychological tension created by the mismatch
● Differential aptitude test. Answer: Used to assess ability or aptitude
level in several areas; does not contain symptom validity measures
● Insecure resistant attachment. Answer: Inability to use the caregiver as
a secure base from which to explore; distress on seperation with
ambivalence, anger, reluctance to be comforted by the caregiver, and
resume play upon return; anxiety due to inconsistencies in the
caregiver's availability
● Emotion focused coping. Answer: The coping mechanisms of
secondary appraisal; use of internal resources to cope with situation
, ● Adler. Answer: Healthy style of life reflects optimism, confidence, and
contributing to the welfare of others. An unhealthy style of life results
when a person's goals reflect celf-centerdness, competitiveness, and
striving for personal power
● Episodic memory. Answer: Autobiographic memory, everyday
experiences. The most automatic of memories
● Men have advantage on these skills. Answer: Mental rotation, target
directed motor skills, mathematical problem solving.
● Women have advantage on these skills. Answer: Simultaneous
processing, arithemetic task performance, vocabulary
● Three components of primary prevention. Answer: Universal,
selective, indicative.
● Well supported assessment tools for suicide risk. Answer: Beck
Depression Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck scale for suicidal
ideation, suicidal ideation questionnaire, suicidal behavior history form
● Jung analytical psychotherapy. Answer: Self regulating psyche, the
unconscious, therapist-patient relationship, stages of self-improvement
