CPCE PRACTICE TEST EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 380
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION 2026!!!
AccordingmtomErickson,mwillmismthembasicmstrengthmofm-mCORRECTmANSWERmearlymchildhood
autonomymvs.mshamemandmdoubt
Mrs.mHarmon,mthemmothermofm18-month-
oldmBryce,mismconcernedmthatmBrycemhasmnotmlearnedmtomspeakmverymwell.mHemhasma
limitedmvocabularymandmseemsmcontentmtompointmtomthemthingsmhemwants.mMrs.mHarmonmhasmrea
dmseveralmchildmdevelopment
booksmwhichmindicatemthatmBrycemshouldmbeminmthemstagemofmlanguagemlearning.mMrs.mHarmonmfe
arsmthatmBrycemismnotmkeepingmup
developmentally.mBasedmonmyourmunderstandingmofmthemtimingmofmdevelopmentalmstages,mwhatm
wouldmbemyourmbestmadvice?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mDevelopmentalmstagesmcanmbemusefulmguidelines,mbutmtheremismamrangemof
mnormalmdevelopmentmwithinmstages.
Speechmandmlanguagemdevelopmentmprimarilymoccursmduringmthempreoperationalmstagemofmdevel
opment,mwhichmismapproximatelymbirth
tom2myears.mThereforemamchildmatm18mmonthsmwouldmstillmbemwithinmtypicalmdevelopment.
Feelingsmofmself-worth,mconfidence,mandmcompetencemweremconsideredmbymMaslowmtombem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmesteemmneeds
,AsmSelenamandmhermfriendsmaremwalkingmhomemaftermschoolmtheymapproachmamcornermstoremandms
eembagsmofmcandymandmsnacksmon
openmshelvesmoutsidemthemfrontmdoor.mAmyoungmclerkmismalsomoutsidemwaitingmformcustomers.mAsm
theymgetmcloser,mtheymseemthe
clerkmgominsidemthemstore.mSelena'smfriendsmencouragemhermtomtakemambagmofmcandy,mbutmshemrefu
ses.mHowmwouldmanmindividualmin
Kohlberg'smconventionalmstagemofmmoralmreasoningmexplainmSelena'smbehavior?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mSelenamdidn'tmtakemthemcandymbecausemitmbelongedmtomsomeonemelse.
duringmthemconventionalmstagemofmdevelopment,mkidsmaremconcernedmwithmfollowingmthemrulesmri
gidly
InmamnumbermconservationmtaskmamsetmofmdiscretemitemsmismlaidmoutminmtwomrowsmTheymaremfirstmla
idmoutminmexactlymthemsamemway,
andmthenmonemrowmismmovedmsomthatmthemitemsmaremfarthermapart.mTypically,m3-mandm4-year-
olds:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm3-
4myrmoldsmwouldmseemthemsecondmdisplaymasmhavingmmorembecausemtheymhaven'tmmasteredmthemt
askmofmconservationmwhilemtheymaremstillminmthempreoperationalmstage
8.mAmtherapistmcongratulatesmamcouplemeverymtimemtheymtakemturnsmtomspeakmbymacknowledgingm
howmhardmtheymaremworkingmtomimprovemtheirmcommunicationmskills,mstatingmthatmtheymaremdoin
gmanmexcellentmjob.mThemcouple'smabilitymtomtakemturnsmincreasesmasmthemsessionsmgomby.mThemthe
rapist'smeffortsmtomrecognizemthismbehaviormseemsmtombemoperatingmasmamformmof:ma.mpositivempun
ishmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPOsitivemreinforcement
Themtherapistmism"adding"m(reinforcement)macknowledgementminmanmeffortmtom"increase"m(positiv
e)mthemcouple'smbehavior.
9.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemanmoperationalmdefinitionmofmnegativemreinforcement?
m-
,mCORRECTmANSWERmBeckymdoesmnotmhavemtomdomextramstudymtimemonmthemweekendmbecausemsh
emgotmamgoodmmarkmonmhermexam.
Negativemreinforcementmism"takingmaway"m(inmthismcase)mstudymtimemtom"increase"mbehaviorm(gett
ingmgoodmgrades).
Ifmsomeonemismafraidmofmsnakesmtomthempointmthatmevenmseeingmampicturemofmonemcausesmextreme
mfear,mamtherapistmmightmemploymwhichmclassicalmconditioningmtechnique?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcounterconditioning
typemofmsystematicmdesensitization
counterconditioningm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmambehaviormtherapymproceduremthatmusesmclassicalmconditioningmtomevokemn
ewmresponsesmtomstimulimthatmaremtriggeringmunwantedmbehaviors;mincludesmexposuremtherapiesm
andmaversivemconditioning
Asmindividualsmentermadulthood,mtheymmovemintom______________mtheymhavemthemabilitymtomper
ceivemthatmnotmeverythingmismrightmormwrong,mbutmanmanswermcanmexistmbasedmonmthemspecificmsit
uation.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmrelativisticmthinking
AccordingmtomWilliammPerry,mrelativisticmthinkingmismamformmofmthinkingmthatmincreasesmfrommadol
escencemthroughmmiddlemadulthood,minvolvingmawarenessmofmpositivemandmnegativemfeelingsmand
mcoordinationmofmthemminmtomamcomplex,morganizedmstructuremthatmintegratesmcognitionmwithmem
otion.
12.mAccordingmtombehaviorists,mthemprimarymdeterminant(s)mofmthemdevelopmentmofmambehaviormi
s/are:m-mCORRECTmANSWERminternalmandmexternalmreinforcements
, 15.mAddressingmclients'mpastmproblemsmandmissues:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismanmexamplemofmthempsychodynamicmapproach
16.mWhichmstatementmaccuratelymreflectsmFreud'smperspectivemonmbiology?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbiologymismanmimportantmdeterminantmofmhumanmbehavior
18.mWhichmstatementmmostmaccuratelymreflectsmAdler'smviewmofmhumanmnature?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mGoal-directedmbehaviormmitigatesmtheminfluencemofmbiologicalmfactors.
i
believedmthatmmuchmofmourmbehaviormismdrivenmbymeffortsmtomconquermchildhoodmfeelingsmofminfe
riority
AdlerianmTherapym-mCORRECTmANSWERmpsychosocial-learnmaboutmattitudemtowardmlife-
mainmgoalmismconfrontingmbasicmmistakesmandmassumptionmthemclientmholdsmandmattemptingmtomre
directmthem
19.mAccordingmtomAdler,mthemmajorminfluencemonmthemdevelopmentmofmlifestylemis:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mthemcompositionmandminteractionmofmamperson'smfamily.
22.mGestaltmtherapymrefersmtomfeelingsmofmguilt,mresentment,mandmalienationmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmunfinishedmbusiness
Unfinishedmbusinessm(Gestaltmconcept)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUnexpressedmfeelingsm(suchmasmresentment,mguilt,manger,mgrief)mdatingmback
mtomchildhoodmthatmnowminterferemwithmeffectivempsychologicalmfunctioning;mneedlessmemotional
mdebrismthatmcluttersmpresent-centeredmawareness.
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 380
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION 2026!!!
AccordingmtomErickson,mwillmismthembasicmstrengthmofm-mCORRECTmANSWERmearlymchildhood
autonomymvs.mshamemandmdoubt
Mrs.mHarmon,mthemmothermofm18-month-
oldmBryce,mismconcernedmthatmBrycemhasmnotmlearnedmtomspeakmverymwell.mHemhasma
limitedmvocabularymandmseemsmcontentmtompointmtomthemthingsmhemwants.mMrs.mHarmonmhasmrea
dmseveralmchildmdevelopment
booksmwhichmindicatemthatmBrycemshouldmbeminmthemstagemofmlanguagemlearning.mMrs.mHarmonmfe
arsmthatmBrycemismnotmkeepingmup
developmentally.mBasedmonmyourmunderstandingmofmthemtimingmofmdevelopmentalmstages,mwhatm
wouldmbemyourmbestmadvice?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mDevelopmentalmstagesmcanmbemusefulmguidelines,mbutmtheremismamrangemof
mnormalmdevelopmentmwithinmstages.
Speechmandmlanguagemdevelopmentmprimarilymoccursmduringmthempreoperationalmstagemofmdevel
opment,mwhichmismapproximatelymbirth
tom2myears.mThereforemamchildmatm18mmonthsmwouldmstillmbemwithinmtypicalmdevelopment.
Feelingsmofmself-worth,mconfidence,mandmcompetencemweremconsideredmbymMaslowmtombem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmesteemmneeds
,AsmSelenamandmhermfriendsmaremwalkingmhomemaftermschoolmtheymapproachmamcornermstoremandms
eembagsmofmcandymandmsnacksmon
openmshelvesmoutsidemthemfrontmdoor.mAmyoungmclerkmismalsomoutsidemwaitingmformcustomers.mAsm
theymgetmcloser,mtheymseemthe
clerkmgominsidemthemstore.mSelena'smfriendsmencouragemhermtomtakemambagmofmcandy,mbutmshemrefu
ses.mHowmwouldmanmindividualmin
Kohlberg'smconventionalmstagemofmmoralmreasoningmexplainmSelena'smbehavior?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mSelenamdidn'tmtakemthemcandymbecausemitmbelongedmtomsomeonemelse.
duringmthemconventionalmstagemofmdevelopment,mkidsmaremconcernedmwithmfollowingmthemrulesmri
gidly
InmamnumbermconservationmtaskmamsetmofmdiscretemitemsmismlaidmoutminmtwomrowsmTheymaremfirstmla
idmoutminmexactlymthemsamemway,
andmthenmonemrowmismmovedmsomthatmthemitemsmaremfarthermapart.mTypically,m3-mandm4-year-
olds:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm3-
4myrmoldsmwouldmseemthemsecondmdisplaymasmhavingmmorembecausemtheymhaven'tmmasteredmthemt
askmofmconservationmwhilemtheymaremstillminmthempreoperationalmstage
8.mAmtherapistmcongratulatesmamcouplemeverymtimemtheymtakemturnsmtomspeakmbymacknowledgingm
howmhardmtheymaremworkingmtomimprovemtheirmcommunicationmskills,mstatingmthatmtheymaremdoin
gmanmexcellentmjob.mThemcouple'smabilitymtomtakemturnsmincreasesmasmthemsessionsmgomby.mThemthe
rapist'smeffortsmtomrecognizemthismbehaviormseemsmtombemoperatingmasmamformmof:ma.mpositivempun
ishmentm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPOsitivemreinforcement
Themtherapistmism"adding"m(reinforcement)macknowledgementminmanmeffortmtom"increase"m(positiv
e)mthemcouple'smbehavior.
9.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemanmoperationalmdefinitionmofmnegativemreinforcement?
m-
,mCORRECTmANSWERmBeckymdoesmnotmhavemtomdomextramstudymtimemonmthemweekendmbecausemsh
emgotmamgoodmmarkmonmhermexam.
Negativemreinforcementmism"takingmaway"m(inmthismcase)mstudymtimemtom"increase"mbehaviorm(gett
ingmgoodmgrades).
Ifmsomeonemismafraidmofmsnakesmtomthempointmthatmevenmseeingmampicturemofmonemcausesmextreme
mfear,mamtherapistmmightmemploymwhichmclassicalmconditioningmtechnique?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcounterconditioning
typemofmsystematicmdesensitization
counterconditioningm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmambehaviormtherapymproceduremthatmusesmclassicalmconditioningmtomevokemn
ewmresponsesmtomstimulimthatmaremtriggeringmunwantedmbehaviors;mincludesmexposuremtherapiesm
andmaversivemconditioning
Asmindividualsmentermadulthood,mtheymmovemintom______________mtheymhavemthemabilitymtomper
ceivemthatmnotmeverythingmismrightmormwrong,mbutmanmanswermcanmexistmbasedmonmthemspecificmsit
uation.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmrelativisticmthinking
AccordingmtomWilliammPerry,mrelativisticmthinkingmismamformmofmthinkingmthatmincreasesmfrommadol
escencemthroughmmiddlemadulthood,minvolvingmawarenessmofmpositivemandmnegativemfeelingsmand
mcoordinationmofmthemminmtomamcomplex,morganizedmstructuremthatmintegratesmcognitionmwithmem
otion.
12.mAccordingmtombehaviorists,mthemprimarymdeterminant(s)mofmthemdevelopmentmofmambehaviormi
s/are:m-mCORRECTmANSWERminternalmandmexternalmreinforcements
, 15.mAddressingmclients'mpastmproblemsmandmissues:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismanmexamplemofmthempsychodynamicmapproach
16.mWhichmstatementmaccuratelymreflectsmFreud'smperspectivemonmbiology?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmbiologymismanmimportantmdeterminantmofmhumanmbehavior
18.mWhichmstatementmmostmaccuratelymreflectsmAdler'smviewmofmhumanmnature?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mGoal-directedmbehaviormmitigatesmtheminfluencemofmbiologicalmfactors.
i
believedmthatmmuchmofmourmbehaviormismdrivenmbymeffortsmtomconquermchildhoodmfeelingsmofminfe
riority
AdlerianmTherapym-mCORRECTmANSWERmpsychosocial-learnmaboutmattitudemtowardmlife-
mainmgoalmismconfrontingmbasicmmistakesmandmassumptionmthemclientmholdsmandmattemptingmtomre
directmthem
19.mAccordingmtomAdler,mthemmajorminfluencemonmthemdevelopmentmofmlifestylemis:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mthemcompositionmandminteractionmofmamperson'smfamily.
22.mGestaltmtherapymrefersmtomfeelingsmofmguilt,mresentment,mandmalienationmas:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmunfinishedmbusiness
Unfinishedmbusinessm(Gestaltmconcept)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUnexpressedmfeelingsm(suchmasmresentment,mguilt,manger,mgrief)mdatingmback
mtomchildhoodmthatmnowminterferemwithmeffectivempsychologicalmfunctioning;mneedlessmemotional
mdebrismthatmcluttersmpresent-centeredmawareness.