PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Who is widely assumed to be the father of school psychology? -
correct answer ✅Lightner Witmer
Which legal case is most closely aligned to least restrictive
environment? -
correct answer ✅Oberti v Cementon
A concussion is commonly referred to in research and by medical
experts as... -
correct answer ✅Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
As a school psychologist, what should you do to support the
concussed student at school? -
correct answer ✅Create a temporary support plan that
incorporates frequent breaks in the school day
When reviewing background information about a student for a
formal assessment, which one of the following sources is not
typically examined? -
correct answer ✅Parental socioeconomic status (SES)
,PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Which medication is commonly used to treat threat obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD)? -
correct answer ✅Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Sue is a 2nd grade student who struggles with reading. It happens
that Sue's teacher lives next door to a reading specialist in the same
school district. Sue's teacher asked her neighbor to look at Sue's
standardized reading test to offer some advice. What law has Sue's
teacher violated? -
correct answer ✅Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
Noam Chomsky is known for what psychological idea? -
correct answer ✅Humans have a predisposition to acquire
language.
A school wants to adopt a new but controversial math curriculum.
As a school psychologist , you are called in for a consultation. What
do you tell the school's principal about best practices in this
situation? -
correct answer ✅Parents need a way to voice their opinions
during the adoption phase
,PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Which type of goal setting approach is most appropriate when
teaching teenage students? -
correct answer ✅Goal setting that is within the student's zone of
proximal development
Which neurotransmitters are primarily implicated in depression? -
correct answer ✅Serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine
A parent asks you to perform an emotional assessment on her
daughter. When interviewing the parent for more background
information on the situation, the mother mentions that her
daughter has no friends and she appears withdrawn, sad, and
anxious. Given the mother's observations, what is the most
appropriate tool to initially use in your assessment? -
correct answer ✅The Behavior Assessment System for Children
(BASC)
What is a ecological assessment? -
correct answer ✅A comprehensive process in which data on how a
child functions in different environments or settings are collected
, PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Tatro v. Irving Independent School District was a Supreme Court
case that ruled ______________________? -
correct answer ✅SPED students have a right to certain medical
services and procedures
What is a common cultural barrier to a student's educational
progress? -
correct answer ✅A students cultural values regarding formal
education
A student has witnessed an extremely violent act by another
student at school. The exposed student has developed post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. During the first few
initial counseling sessions, the student is likely to engage in the
following behaviors primarily related to PTSD? -
correct answer ✅Retelling the story
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) attempts to build skills related
to the following four primary areas: -
correct answer ✅Mindfulness, stress tolerance, interpersonal
skills, and emotional regulation
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Who is widely assumed to be the father of school psychology? -
correct answer ✅Lightner Witmer
Which legal case is most closely aligned to least restrictive
environment? -
correct answer ✅Oberti v Cementon
A concussion is commonly referred to in research and by medical
experts as... -
correct answer ✅Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
As a school psychologist, what should you do to support the
concussed student at school? -
correct answer ✅Create a temporary support plan that
incorporates frequent breaks in the school day
When reviewing background information about a student for a
formal assessment, which one of the following sources is not
typically examined? -
correct answer ✅Parental socioeconomic status (SES)
,PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Which medication is commonly used to treat threat obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD)? -
correct answer ✅Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Sue is a 2nd grade student who struggles with reading. It happens
that Sue's teacher lives next door to a reading specialist in the same
school district. Sue's teacher asked her neighbor to look at Sue's
standardized reading test to offer some advice. What law has Sue's
teacher violated? -
correct answer ✅Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
Noam Chomsky is known for what psychological idea? -
correct answer ✅Humans have a predisposition to acquire
language.
A school wants to adopt a new but controversial math curriculum.
As a school psychologist , you are called in for a consultation. What
do you tell the school's principal about best practices in this
situation? -
correct answer ✅Parents need a way to voice their opinions
during the adoption phase
,PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Which type of goal setting approach is most appropriate when
teaching teenage students? -
correct answer ✅Goal setting that is within the student's zone of
proximal development
Which neurotransmitters are primarily implicated in depression? -
correct answer ✅Serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine
A parent asks you to perform an emotional assessment on her
daughter. When interviewing the parent for more background
information on the situation, the mother mentions that her
daughter has no friends and she appears withdrawn, sad, and
anxious. Given the mother's observations, what is the most
appropriate tool to initially use in your assessment? -
correct answer ✅The Behavior Assessment System for Children
(BASC)
What is a ecological assessment? -
correct answer ✅A comprehensive process in which data on how a
child functions in different environments or settings are collected
, PRAXIS School Psychologist, Praxis II
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+
Tatro v. Irving Independent School District was a Supreme Court
case that ruled ______________________? -
correct answer ✅SPED students have a right to certain medical
services and procedures
What is a common cultural barrier to a student's educational
progress? -
correct answer ✅A students cultural values regarding formal
education
A student has witnessed an extremely violent act by another
student at school. The exposed student has developed post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. During the first few
initial counseling sessions, the student is likely to engage in the
following behaviors primarily related to PTSD? -
correct answer ✅Retelling the story
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) attempts to build skills related
to the following four primary areas: -
correct answer ✅Mindfulness, stress tolerance, interpersonal
skills, and emotional regulation
