EPPP practice questions

EPPP practice questions 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 - 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 - a) to reduce tension between them, a two-person system draws in a third party 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 - 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 - 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) b) randomized block ANOVA c) multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) split-plot ANOVA - 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 - 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 - c) decrease the number of false positives You are asked by the court to evaluate a 70-year old woman to help determine her competence. She is apparently disoriented and confused and has substantial memory loss. You have recently taken a weekend workshop on the use of a new computerized assessment technique for people with symptoms like those exhibited by this woman, and you feel this method of assessment would be especially valid in this situation. Further, you had taken the workshop specifically because you want to expand your practice by being qualified to conduct competency-related evaluations for the court. Your best course of action would be to: a) use the program to assess the woman b) use the program to assess the woman but, when testifying in court, discuss the potential limitations of your conclusions c) use the program to assess the woman but confirm your conclusions before testifying by consulting with the developer of the assessment technique d) - d) refer the woman to someone who is more familiar with this type of evaluation The assessment of patients with Alzheimer's disease is an ongoing process due to the degenerative nature of the disease and the consequent need to alter the nature of the treatment plan. During the 4th or 5th years of the disorder, an assessment is most likely to find which of the following? a) deficits in new learning with remote memory mildly to moderately impaired; anomia; sadness b) severe impairments in recent and remote memory; fluent aphasia; indifference or irritability; restlessness c) severe impairments in memory and executive functioning; motor rigidity; confusion and delusions d) severely disturbed intellectual functioning; limb rigidity and flexion posture; apathy; seizures - b) severe impairments in recent and remote memory; fluent aphasia; indifference or irritability; restlessness A transactional leader is LEAST likely to agree with which of the following statements: a) employee behavior is goal directed and employees will act rationally to achieve their goals b) contingent rewards are effective for motivating good performance c) the best idea for a boss is to adopt a laissez-faire leadership style d) each employee will function best if he/she is viewed as an individual and is given personal attention - d) each employee will function best if he/she is viewed as an individual and is given personal attention A researcher wants to investigate the effects of a brief treatment for a group of 10 therapy clients before and after the treatment is applied. She will measure symptom severity three times at regular intervals before administering the treatment to the clients and then three times at regular intervals after the clients complete the 10 sessions. The researcher is using which of the following research designs? a) multiple baseline b) ABAB c) interrupted time-series design d) nonequivalent control group - c) interrupted time-series design Work by Perry and colleagues suggests that highly aggressive children: a) were exposed prenatally to high levels of androgens b) are less sensitive to physical discomfort than less aggressive children c) exhibited a disoriented/disengaged attachment pattern as a young child d) show little remorse after hurting another child - d) show little remorse after hurting another child A young girl volunteers to clean her room and do other chores around the house because she wants her mother's approval and affection. According to Kohlberg, this child is in which of the following stages of moral development? a) instrumental b) conventional c) postconventional d) preconventional - b) conventional According to Sherif's social judgment theory, a person's "latitude of acceptance" is greatest when: a) the person has high ego-involvement with the target issue b) the person has low ego-involvement with the target issue c) the person has high enjoyment of critical thinking d) the person has low enjoyment of critical thinking - b) the person has low ego-involvement with the target issue Which of the following is not categorized as an Anxiety Disorder in the DSM-5? a) obsessive-compulsive disorder b) separation anxiety disorder c) panic disorder d) agoraphobia - a) obsessive-compulsive disorder Sedation (drowsiness) is most likely to be a side effect of which of the following antidepressants? a) prozac b) wellbutrin c) zoloft d) pamelor - d) pamelor According to Hans Selye, the body's reaction to sustained stress can be described in terms of three phases. These phases, in order, are: a) arousal, readiness, fight or flight b) alarm, resistance, fight or flight c) arousal, readiness, exhaustion d) alarm, resistance, exhaustion - d) alarm, resistance, exhaustion Left-right confusion is most likely to be caused by a lesion in the: a) corpus callosum b) basal forbrain c) left parietal region d) right occipital region - c) left parietal region The notion that there are three major life tasks- friendship, occupation, and love- is MOST consistent with the philosophy of: a) Perls b) Berne c) Rogers d) Adler - d) Adler You would use which of the following to estimate what a predictor's criterion-related validity coefficient would be if the predictor and/or criterion had a reliability coefficient of 1.0? a) spearman-brown prophecy formula b) correction for attenuation formula c) coefficient of concordance d) kuder-richardson formula 20 - b) correction for attenuation formula Participants in a research study are asked to tap with a finger to keep time with a metronome. After several taps, the metronome is turned off and participants are asked to continue with the same beat. Participants with damage to which of the following areas of the brain will have the most difficulty with this task? a) cerebellum b) suprachiasmatic nucleus c) cortex d) hippocampus - a) cerebellum As defined by Piaget, a child is exhibiting "horizontal decalage" when he/she: a) reasons from one particular event to another particular event b) can perform a task with assistance but not alone c) gradually makes finer and finer distinctions between stimuli over time d) manifests inconsistency in exhibiting a particular type of ability - d) manifests inconsistency in exhibiting a particular type of ability In its statement on Legal Liability Related to Confidentiality and the Prevention of HIV Transmission, the APA recommends that: a) psychologists be legally required to protect the partners of patients with HIV/AIDS b) psychologists be legally required to protect the partners of patients with HIV/AIDS as long as psychologists are also protected from civil and criminal liability for doing so c) psychologists be legally required to protect the partners with HIV/AIDS but only after they obtain the patient's permission to do so d) psychologists not be legally required to protect the partners of patients with HIV/AIDS - d) psychologists not be legally required to protect the partners of patients with HIV/AIDS The neurotransmitter glutamate is believed to be responsible for: a) the effects of alcohol on cognitive abilities