EPPP AR EXAM QUESTIONS #1 to #225 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

EPPP AR EXAM QUESTIONS #1 to #225 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS the 2002 Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct "discusses the intent, organization, procedural considerations, and scope of application of the Ethics Code." 178. Which of the following is associated with the shift in perspective from "time from birth" to "time to death"? A. Levinson B. Erikson C. Neugarten D. Freud - Answer-C (From her research on the personality characteristics of adults aged 40-70, Neugarten -1968- found midlife to be characterized by this shift in perspective. This finding followed the Kansas City Study findings that people around age 50 experience a transition from active to passive mastery and outer to inner-world orientation. Levinson's "seasons of a man's life" and Erikson's stages are theories of adult personality development that address developmental conflicts) 179. For which population would it be least appropriate to give the performance subtests only of the WISC-III as a measure of general intelligence? A. suburban middle-class children B. reading-disabled children C. immigrant, non English-speaking children D. poor, rural Appalachian children - Answer-A (A number of factors that are not related to general intelligence can suppress one's verbal IQ score on the Wechsler tests, including a lack of formal education, a learning disability, and a lack of proficiency in English. Therefore, for the children mentioned in choices "B," "C," and "D," it may be that their WISC-III verbal IQ scores would not be reflective of their overall intelligence level, but their performance IQ scores would be less affected. By contrast, in suburban middle-class children, the performance IQ scores have been found to underestimate general intelligence.) 180. Individuals with Tourette's Disorder frequently suffer from a learning disorder in school. The most likely cause is: A. expressive language disorder B. attentional and hyperactivity problems C. social problems D. environmental stressors - Answer-B ( Although learning problems are associated with the disorder, children with Tourette's Syndrome -TS- as a group have the same range of IQ as the population at large. The etiology of learning disabilities -LD-, as well as the most accurate conceptualization of them as either comorbid disorders or as prevalent, variable components of the broader TS phenotype, has yet to be determined. In a recent study of more than 3100 children with Tourette's, ADHD was the most prevalent comorbid disorder occurring in 58% of subjects. Of those with TS plus learning disabilities, 80% also had a diagnosis of ADHD. The increased rates of ADHD in those diagnosed with TS + LD and the finding that only 11 % of the TS children without ADHD had a diagnosis of LD demonstrates the potential impact of ADHD on LD as a causal factor or as a confounder for the diagnosis of LD. -L. Burd, L., Freeman, R.D., Klug, M.G. and Kerbeshian, J. -2005-. Tourette syndrome and learning disabilities, BioMed Central Pediatrics, 5) 181. The purpose of rotation in factor analysis is to facilitate interpretation of the factors. Rotation: A. alters the factor loadings for each variable but not the eigenvalue for each factor B. alters the eigenvalue for each factor but not the factor loadings for the variables C. alters the factor loadings for each variable and the eigenvalue for each factor D. does not alter the eigenvalue for each factor nor the factor loadings for the variables - Answer-C ( In factor analysis, rotating the factors changes the factor loadings for the variables and eigenvalue for each factor although the total of the eigenvalues remains the same.) 182. Which of the following item difficulty levels maximizes discrimination among test-takers? A. .10 B. .25 C. .50 D. .90 - Answer-C (If a test item has an item difficulty level of .50, this means that 50% of examinees answered the item correctly. Therefore, items with this difficulty level are most useful for discriminating between "high scoring" and "low scoring" groups.) 183. A highly differentiated profile on the Self-Directed Search inventory signifies: A. all six section scores on the instrument are high. B. half of the section scores on the instrument are high and the other half low. C. two of the section scores on the instrument are high and are opposites on the personality hexagon. D. only one of the section scores on the instrument is high. - Answer-D ( According to Holland -1997-, differentiation is defined as the level of definition or distinctness of a profile and can be thought of as the difference between an individual's highest and lowest summary scale score on the SDS. A highly differentiated profile would only have a high point code on one of the six types. Profile elevation is the sum of the six section scores on the instrument, so -a.- would be an