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EPPP (Examination for Professional Practice in
Psychology) Exam NEWEST VERSION ALL 600
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 131. A client presents as cool, calm, and collected however has an underlying rage
and by the end of the session, the therapist feels angry. This is an example of:
A. parallel process.
B. projective identification.
C. introjection.
D. diagnostic overshadowing. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
( Projective identification is a defense mechanism in which one or more parts of the self are
falsely attributed to another, which are then unconsciously accepted by the recipient, and the
projector then identifies with the projected part in the other. Recreating the supervisee-client
relationship in the supervisee-supervisor relationship through a combination of transference,
countertransference, and projection is referred to as parallel process -a.-. Introjection -c.-
involves absorbing the values or behaviors of others, including the larger society, without really
understanding or assimilating those values or behaviors. Introjection represents a disturbance
in the boundary between self and others — the person does or believes things that are not
reflective of a self that is clearly distinct from others in the environment. Diagnostic
overshadowing -d.- refers to the tendency to attribute all of a client's emotional, behavioral, and
social problems to one salient characteristic instead of considering other, alternative $$$s.)
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Question: 132. Structural equation modeling is used to:
A. classify participants into criterion groups based on their status or score on two or more
predictors.
B. to evaluate convergent and divergent validity.
C. to identify homogeneous groups from a collection of observations.
D. to evaluate predictive relationships between measured variables and latent factors. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
( Structural equation modeling is a technique used to evaluate or confirm the cause-and-effect
or hypothesized relationship between both measured and latent variables. Classifying
participants into criterion groups based on their status or score on two or more predictors -a.- is
referred to as discriminant function analysis. Convergent and divergent validity is evaluated -b.-
using the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Cluster analysis -c.- is a method for grouping objects of
similar kind into respective categories. It can be used to discover structures in data without
providing an $$$/interpretation.)
Question: 133. Prenatal alcohol exposure is most likely to adversely affect the fetus during the:
A. first trimester
B. second trimester
C. third trimester
D. the first or third trimester - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
(Drinking alcohol anytime during pregnancy can have adverse effects on the fetus. However,
alcohol consumption during the first trimester is more likely to cause structural and anatomical
defects, characteristic of fetal alcohol syndrome. Consumption during the second and third
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trimesters is more likely to result in growth restriction and functional impairment. -Health
Canada, population and public health branch, Canadian perinatal surveillance system: Alcohol
and pregnancy, 1998, retrieved from http://www.hc-
sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/brch/factshts/alcprg_e.html-.)
Question: 134. The primary difference between Autistic Disorder and Asperger's Disorder is
that:
A. social interactions are significantly impaired in Autistic Disorder but not in Asperger's
Disorder
B. Autistic Disorder is characterized by repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior,
interests, and activities and Asperger's Disorder is not
C. early cognitive and language skills are delayed in Autistic Disorder but not in Asperger's
Disorder
D. Asperger's Disorder only occurs in females and Autistic Disorder occurs in males and females
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
(Asperger's Disorder is primarily differentiated from Autistic Disorder by the absence of
significant delays in early cognitive and language skills. Contrary to choices A and B, both
disorders involve impaired social interactions and repetitive patterns of behavior. Choice D is
incorrect because Asperger's occurs in males and females in both disorders at a rate of about 5
to 1. Rett's Disorder, on the other hand, has only been found to occur in females.)
Question: 135. The two aspects of interactional justice are:
A. environmental and social justice
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B. interpersonal and environmental justice
C. informational and comparative justice
D. interpersonal and informational justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
( Justice Perceptions are employee judgments about whether their work situation is fair and
have been found to be related to: job satisfaction, performance, withdrawal and
counterproductive behaviors and organizational commitment. Interactional justice focuses on
the interpersonal treatment of individuals when procedures are implemented and consists of
two components: interpersonal justice, which refers to the degree to which individuals affected
by decisions are treated with dignity, respect and politeness by third parties or authorities
involved in executing procedures or determining outcomes, and informational justice, which
refers to the $$$s provided to individuals conveying information about why procedures were
used in a certain way or why outcomes were distributed in a particular manner.)
Question: 136. Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related
Conditions -NESARC- indicated the highest prevalence of alcohol abuse was among:
A. Asians
B. Hispanics
C. Whites
D. Blacks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
(In 2001-2002, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -NIAAA- conducted the
NESARC study gathering data from over 43,000 individuals, age 18 or older, in non-
institutionalized and group housing populations. The survey data provides estimates on alcohol
and drug use, alcohol use disorders -AUDs-, utilization of alcohol treatment services, and
comorbid DSM-IV disorders. In a trend analysis of AUDs over the past decade, Grant et. al.
EPPP (Examination for Professional Practice in
Psychology) Exam NEWEST VERSION ALL 600
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 131. A client presents as cool, calm, and collected however has an underlying rage
and by the end of the session, the therapist feels angry. This is an example of:
A. parallel process.
B. projective identification.
C. introjection.
D. diagnostic overshadowing. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
( Projective identification is a defense mechanism in which one or more parts of the self are
falsely attributed to another, which are then unconsciously accepted by the recipient, and the
projector then identifies with the projected part in the other. Recreating the supervisee-client
relationship in the supervisee-supervisor relationship through a combination of transference,
countertransference, and projection is referred to as parallel process -a.-. Introjection -c.-
involves absorbing the values or behaviors of others, including the larger society, without really
understanding or assimilating those values or behaviors. Introjection represents a disturbance
in the boundary between self and others — the person does or believes things that are not
reflective of a self that is clearly distinct from others in the environment. Diagnostic
overshadowing -d.- refers to the tendency to attribute all of a client's emotional, behavioral, and
social problems to one salient characteristic instead of considering other, alternative $$$s.)
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Question: 132. Structural equation modeling is used to:
A. classify participants into criterion groups based on their status or score on two or more
predictors.
B. to evaluate convergent and divergent validity.
C. to identify homogeneous groups from a collection of observations.
D. to evaluate predictive relationships between measured variables and latent factors. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
( Structural equation modeling is a technique used to evaluate or confirm the cause-and-effect
or hypothesized relationship between both measured and latent variables. Classifying
participants into criterion groups based on their status or score on two or more predictors -a.- is
referred to as discriminant function analysis. Convergent and divergent validity is evaluated -b.-
using the multitrait-multimethod matrix. Cluster analysis -c.- is a method for grouping objects of
similar kind into respective categories. It can be used to discover structures in data without
providing an $$$/interpretation.)
Question: 133. Prenatal alcohol exposure is most likely to adversely affect the fetus during the:
A. first trimester
B. second trimester
C. third trimester
D. the first or third trimester - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
(Drinking alcohol anytime during pregnancy can have adverse effects on the fetus. However,
alcohol consumption during the first trimester is more likely to cause structural and anatomical
defects, characteristic of fetal alcohol syndrome. Consumption during the second and third
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trimesters is more likely to result in growth restriction and functional impairment. -Health
Canada, population and public health branch, Canadian perinatal surveillance system: Alcohol
and pregnancy, 1998, retrieved from http://www.hc-
sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/brch/factshts/alcprg_e.html-.)
Question: 134. The primary difference between Autistic Disorder and Asperger's Disorder is
that:
A. social interactions are significantly impaired in Autistic Disorder but not in Asperger's
Disorder
B. Autistic Disorder is characterized by repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior,
interests, and activities and Asperger's Disorder is not
C. early cognitive and language skills are delayed in Autistic Disorder but not in Asperger's
Disorder
D. Asperger's Disorder only occurs in females and Autistic Disorder occurs in males and females
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
(Asperger's Disorder is primarily differentiated from Autistic Disorder by the absence of
significant delays in early cognitive and language skills. Contrary to choices A and B, both
disorders involve impaired social interactions and repetitive patterns of behavior. Choice D is
incorrect because Asperger's occurs in males and females in both disorders at a rate of about 5
to 1. Rett's Disorder, on the other hand, has only been found to occur in females.)
Question: 135. The two aspects of interactional justice are:
A. environmental and social justice
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B. interpersonal and environmental justice
C. informational and comparative justice
D. interpersonal and informational justice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
( Justice Perceptions are employee judgments about whether their work situation is fair and
have been found to be related to: job satisfaction, performance, withdrawal and
counterproductive behaviors and organizational commitment. Interactional justice focuses on
the interpersonal treatment of individuals when procedures are implemented and consists of
two components: interpersonal justice, which refers to the degree to which individuals affected
by decisions are treated with dignity, respect and politeness by third parties or authorities
involved in executing procedures or determining outcomes, and informational justice, which
refers to the $$$s provided to individuals conveying information about why procedures were
used in a certain way or why outcomes were distributed in a particular manner.)
Question: 136. Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related
Conditions -NESARC- indicated the highest prevalence of alcohol abuse was among:
A. Asians
B. Hispanics
C. Whites
D. Blacks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
(In 2001-2002, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -NIAAA- conducted the
NESARC study gathering data from over 43,000 individuals, age 18 or older, in non-
institutionalized and group housing populations. The survey data provides estimates on alcohol
and drug use, alcohol use disorders -AUDs-, utilization of alcohol treatment services, and
comorbid DSM-IV disorders. In a trend analysis of AUDs over the past decade, Grant et. al.
