CPCE PRACTICE EXAM (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

CPCE PRACTICE EXAM (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Cm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSelfmconceptsmaremindividuals'mperceptionmofmwhomtheymare,mtheirmattribute


smandmtraits.mStabilizationmofmone'smselfmconcept

a.mtypicallymoccursmduringmthempremschoolmyears

b.mismcompletedmbymearlymadolescence

c.mmaymbeminfluencedmbymculturalmandmfmailymfactors

d.mseldommstabilizesminmone'smlifetime



Dm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmamneurotransmittermwhichmfacilitatesmmess


agesmbetweenmneurons?m

a.mdopamine

b.mserotonin

c.macetycholine

d.matropine



Am -
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemviewmthatmchildrenmbeginmtheirmdevelopmentmasmamblankmslatemhasmbee


nmidentifiedmbymJohnmLockemas...

a.mtabulamrasa

b.mplasticity

c.mresiliency

,d.mgenotype



Dm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAccordingmtomErikson,myoungmadultsmseekmclosemrelationshipsmwithmothersmb


utmfearmthatmdoingmsomwouldmmeanmgivingmupmindependence.mEriksonmcalledmthismtension

a.madaptationmvs.maccommodation

b.mformalmvs.mconcretemdeveloppment

c.mautonomymvs.mshamemandmdoubt

d.mintimacymvs.misolation



Cm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJustin'smfmailymmovedmtomanewmschoolmdistrictminmOctobermofmthemschoolmy


ear.mHismteachermnoticedmthatmalthoughmhismverbalmskillsmweremwellmdeveloped,mhemwasmnotmparti
cularlyminterestedminminteractingmandmplayingmwithmothermchildrenmhismage.mJustinmseemedmpreoc
cupiedmwithmanythingmwithmwheelsmandmwouldmtrymtomdeterminemwhatmmademthemmturn.mOftenm
themteachermwouldmseemJustinmmakemturningmmovementsmwithmhismhandsmormarms.m

ThemteachermdecidedmtomrefermJustinmtomthemschoolmpsychologistmformassessment.mItmmaymbemthat
mJustinmhas...



a.mattentionmdeficit/hyperactivitymdisorder

b.mautisticmdisorder

c.mAsperger'smdisorder

d.mobsessivemcompulsivemdisorder



Cm-mCORRECTmANSWERmWhichmofmthemfollowingmismamtruemstatementmpertainingmtomthemDSM-5?

a.mallmmajormcategoriesmofmdisordersmhavembeenmrenamed

b.mtheremismlessmemphasismonmpathopsychologicalmoriginmofmsymptomsmandmbehavior

Themaxialmclassificationmsystemmhasmbeenmdropped

d.mAutismmandmAsperger'smaremclassifiedmundermdisruptivemimpulsemcontrolmdisorders

,Dm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAccordingmtombehaviorists,mthemlawmofmeffectmmostmnearlymrefersmto...

a.mhierarchymofmneeds

b.mdefensemmechanisms

c.mpsychosexualmdevelopment

d.mconditioningmprinciples



Bm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStrongminterpersonalmrelationshipsmaremoftenmforgedmbymindividualsmworkin


gmformthemsamemcompany.mNotminfrequentlymmarriagesmaremthemresultmofmsomemofmthesemrelation
ships.mThemprincipleminvolvedmheremismcalled...

a.madaptation

b.mpropinquity

c.mcommitment

d.maccommodation



Am -
mCORRECTmANSWERmFrequentlymammentalmstatusmexammismadministeredmtomanmindividualmseeking


mmentalmhealthmservices.mThismformalmassessmentmprocessmcoversmseveralmspecificmareas.mWhichm


ofmthemfollowingmismNOTmonemofmthosemareas?

a.minterpersonalmrelationships

b.mmoodmandmaffect

c.mappearancemandmbehavior

d.msensorium



Bm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAlbertmBanduramdevelopedmamsocialmlearningmtheorymandmselfmefficacymismon


emofmthemprincipalmconcepts.mSelfmefficacymismthembeliefmthatmwemcanmdomsomemtaskmormbehavior.m

, Asmcounselors,mwemneedmtombemablemtomempowermclientsmtombecomemmoremselfmefficacious.mWhi
chmonemofmthemfollowingmismNOTmanmapproachmrecommendedmbymBandura?

a.mvicariousmexperience

b.mraisingmanxietymlevel

c.mmodeling

d.mverbalmpersuasion



Bm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmprofessionalmcounselormdeterminesmfeesmformmonthlymconsultationsmservi


cesmonmamjobmbymjobmbasis.mThismismanmexamplemofmwhichmofmthemfollowingmtypesmofmreinforceme
ntmschedules?m

a.mfixedmratio

b.mvariablemratio

c.mfixedminterval

d.mvariableminterval



Am -
mCORRECTmANSWERmPiagetmidentifiesmfourmmajormstagesmofmchildmdevelopment.mWhichmofmthemf


ollowingmrefersmtomthemperiodmduringmwhichmthemchildmdevelopsmthemabilitiesmtomclassifymandmseri
atemobjectsmandmtommaintainmrelationshipsmbetweenmobjectsmdespitemtheirmphysicalmmanipulatio
n?

a.mconcretemoperations

b.mpreoperational

c.mformalmoperations

d.msensorimotor



Dm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNomsinglemtheorymexplainsmhowmwomenmdevelop,mhowever,mtheremaremamnu