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EPPP PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
UPDATED 2026
As defined in the DSM-5, the essential feature of Delirium is:
a) impaired ability to transfer information from short- to long-term memory
b) a disturbance in attention and awareness
c) a disturbance in psychomotor behavior
d) disorientation - correct-answer -b) a disturbance in attention and awareness
The concept of triangulation is central to general systems theory and can be found
in the work of Bowen, Minuchin, Satir, and others. Although these theorists differ
somewhat in their definition of triangulation, in general, it is said to be occurring
when:
a) to reduce tension between them, a two-person system draws in a third party
b) to reduce tension between them, the members of a two-person system focus
their attention to a third party
c) to avoid dealing with the conflict between them, a two-person system forms an
alliance against a third person
d) to reduce conflict, two members of a three-person system assume a submissive
role when interacting with the third dominant member - correct-answer -a) to
reduce tension between them, a two-person system draws in a third party
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A researcher investigating implicit memory will most likely use which of the
following tasks?
a) free recall
b) paired-associate
c) word-stem completion
d) verbal recognition - correct-answer -c) word-stem completionW
Which of the following neurotransmitters has been implicated in both long-term
potentiation and the "excitotoxicity" that is believed to underlie several
neurodegenerative disorder?
a) serotonin
b) acetylcholine
c) norepinephrine
d) glutamate - correct-answer -d) glutamate
A researcher conducts a study to compare three different strategies for increasing
students' understanding of statistics. After administering each strategy to a
different group of students, she realizes that students with the highest level of
math aptitude were accidentally assigned to Strategy #1. Consequently, to
compare the statistics knowledge test scores obtained by participants in the three
groups, the researcher should use which of the following statistical techniques?
a) analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
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b) randomized block ANOVA
c) multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)
split-plot ANOVA - correct-answer -a) analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
Regarding self-assessments that are utilized to promote organizational
development, what is key when implementing the findings?
a) stakeholders of the organization are included in the discovery process
b) lower level management of the organization is included in the discovery
process
c) only the CEO and executive officers should be included in the discovery process
d) only management should be included in the discovery process - correct-answer
-a) stakeholders of the organization are included in the discovery process
Scores on a predictor that will be used to estimate job performance rating range
from 0 to 200. If the predictor's cutoff score is raised from 130 to 150, this will
have which of the following effects?
a) increase the number of true positives
b) increase the number of true positives and true negatives
c) decrease the number of false positives
d) decrease the number of false positives and false negatives - correct-answer -c)
decrease the number of false positives
EPPP PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
UPDATED 2026
As defined in the DSM-5, the essential feature of Delirium is:
a) impaired ability to transfer information from short- to long-term memory
b) a disturbance in attention and awareness
c) a disturbance in psychomotor behavior
d) disorientation - correct-answer -b) a disturbance in attention and awareness
The concept of triangulation is central to general systems theory and can be found
in the work of Bowen, Minuchin, Satir, and others. Although these theorists differ
somewhat in their definition of triangulation, in general, it is said to be occurring
when:
a) to reduce tension between them, a two-person system draws in a third party
b) to reduce tension between them, the members of a two-person system focus
their attention to a third party
c) to avoid dealing with the conflict between them, a two-person system forms an
alliance against a third person
d) to reduce conflict, two members of a three-person system assume a submissive
role when interacting with the third dominant member - correct-answer -a) to
reduce tension between them, a two-person system draws in a third party
, 2
A researcher investigating implicit memory will most likely use which of the
following tasks?
a) free recall
b) paired-associate
c) word-stem completion
d) verbal recognition - correct-answer -c) word-stem completionW
Which of the following neurotransmitters has been implicated in both long-term
potentiation and the "excitotoxicity" that is believed to underlie several
neurodegenerative disorder?
a) serotonin
b) acetylcholine
c) norepinephrine
d) glutamate - correct-answer -d) glutamate
A researcher conducts a study to compare three different strategies for increasing
students' understanding of statistics. After administering each strategy to a
different group of students, she realizes that students with the highest level of
math aptitude were accidentally assigned to Strategy #1. Consequently, to
compare the statistics knowledge test scores obtained by participants in the three
groups, the researcher should use which of the following statistical techniques?
a) analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
, 3
b) randomized block ANOVA
c) multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)
split-plot ANOVA - correct-answer -a) analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
Regarding self-assessments that are utilized to promote organizational
development, what is key when implementing the findings?
a) stakeholders of the organization are included in the discovery process
b) lower level management of the organization is included in the discovery
process
c) only the CEO and executive officers should be included in the discovery process
d) only management should be included in the discovery process - correct-answer
-a) stakeholders of the organization are included in the discovery process
Scores on a predictor that will be used to estimate job performance rating range
from 0 to 200. If the predictor's cutoff score is raised from 130 to 150, this will
have which of the following effects?
a) increase the number of true positives
b) increase the number of true positives and true negatives
c) decrease the number of false positives
d) decrease the number of false positives and false negatives - correct-answer -c)
decrease the number of false positives
