EPPP PSYCHOLOGY LICENSING EXAM 2024-2025
COMPLETE 200 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
1. A patient whose corpus callosum has been severed is presented with an object in her
left visual field. Most likely she will be able to:
• 1. pick out the object with her right hand.
• 2. identify the object by name.
• 3. name the object and pick it out with her left hand.
• 4. pick out the object with her left hand. - Correct Answer - 4. pick out the object with
her left hand.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
2. Which of the following best predicts which job category one will enter?
• 1. Family's SES.
• 2. Father's profession.
• 3. Educational level.
• 4. Vocational aspiration. - Correct Answer - 4. Vocational aspiration.
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
3. According to APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002),
fees should be openly discussed and mutually agreed upon:
• 1. as early as feasible.
• 2. at the time that the first session is scheduled.
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,• 3. before the end of the first session.
• 4. before the first payment is made. - Correct Answer - 1. as early as feasible.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
4. When using a predictor test for hiring decisions, a psychologist involved in the hiring
process for a company would be most likely to increase the predictor cutoff in order to:
• 1. increase the number of successful employees who are hired based on the test.
• 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired based on the test.
• 3. increase the number of unsuccessful employees who are not hired based on the
test.
• 4. decrease the number of successful employees who are not hired based on the test.
- Correct Answer - 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired
based on the test.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
5. A person who believes that people who are white are superior to blacks is in which
stage of Helms's model of white racial identity development?
• 1. Reintegration.
• 2. Immersion.
• 3. Pseudo-independence.
• 4. Disintegration. - Correct Answer - 1. Reintegration.
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
6. When would the administration of Ritalin to a child with ADHD be contraindicated?
• 1. If tics are present.
• 2. If the child has a learning disorder.
• 3. If the child has conduct problems.
• 4. If the child has comorbid depression. - Correct Answer - 1. If tics are present.
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
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,7. Dr. Z. is referred a patient by a managed care company for a brief evaluation. Due to
contract constraints, the patient is referred out for treatment after the evaluation. The
treating therapist meets with Dr. Z. and pays Dr. Z. a fee. In this case, the fee is:
• 1. unethical, because fees should not be based on referrals.
• 2. ethical, as long as this is a one-time arrangement.
• 3. ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.
• 4. ethical, because the psychologist performed the evaluation. - Correct Answer - 3.
ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
8. A 16-year-old boy has recently begun to exhibit apathy, hypersexuality, poor
concentration and little need for sleep. The most likely diagnosis for him would be:
• 1. borderline personality disorder.
• 2. bipolar disorder.
• 3. schizophrenia.
• 4. ADHD. - Correct Answer - 2. bipolar disorder.
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
9. When is the impact of poor nutrition most detrimental?
• 1. During infancy and early childhood.
• 2. During adolescence.
• 3. During old age.
• 4. During the perinatal period. - Correct Answer - 4. During the perinatal period.
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
10. The benefits of flextime are thought to come from employees:
• 1. experiencing more freedom and control.
• 2. being able to work fewer total hours each week.
• 3. enjoying the benefits of a shorter work week and longer weekend.
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, • 4. feeling more responsibility and challenge on their jobs. - Correct Answer - 1.
experiencing more freedom and control.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
11. According to behaviorists, depression is the result of:
• 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.
• 2. too much punishment from the environment.
• 3. maladaptive thinking.
• 4. genetic predisposition. - Correct Answer - 1. not enough reinforcement from the
environment.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
12. To help a child overcome a phobia, you would most likely:
• 1. follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.
• 2. follow live modeling with symbolic modeling.
• 3. follow participant modeling with live modeling.
• 4. use guided participation before live or symbolic modeling. - Correct Answer - 1.
follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
13. Which of the following statements is true regarding communication in cultures
considered to be high-context?
• 1. People focus more on how the message is communicated.
• 2. Greater emphasis is placed on choosing the right words to express the message.
• 3. People prefer to sit or stand close to the person they are talking to.
• 4. People focus more on the content of the message. - Correct Answer - 1. People
focus more on how the message is communicated.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
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COMPLETE 200 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
1. A patient whose corpus callosum has been severed is presented with an object in her
left visual field. Most likely she will be able to:
• 1. pick out the object with her right hand.
• 2. identify the object by name.
• 3. name the object and pick it out with her left hand.
• 4. pick out the object with her left hand. - Correct Answer - 4. pick out the object with
her left hand.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
2. Which of the following best predicts which job category one will enter?
• 1. Family's SES.
• 2. Father's profession.
• 3. Educational level.
• 4. Vocational aspiration. - Correct Answer - 4. Vocational aspiration.
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
3. According to APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002),
fees should be openly discussed and mutually agreed upon:
• 1. as early as feasible.
• 2. at the time that the first session is scheduled.
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,• 3. before the end of the first session.
• 4. before the first payment is made. - Correct Answer - 1. as early as feasible.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
4. When using a predictor test for hiring decisions, a psychologist involved in the hiring
process for a company would be most likely to increase the predictor cutoff in order to:
• 1. increase the number of successful employees who are hired based on the test.
• 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired based on the test.
• 3. increase the number of unsuccessful employees who are not hired based on the
test.
• 4. decrease the number of successful employees who are not hired based on the test.
- Correct Answer - 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired
based on the test.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
5. A person who believes that people who are white are superior to blacks is in which
stage of Helms's model of white racial identity development?
• 1. Reintegration.
• 2. Immersion.
• 3. Pseudo-independence.
• 4. Disintegration. - Correct Answer - 1. Reintegration.
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
6. When would the administration of Ritalin to a child with ADHD be contraindicated?
• 1. If tics are present.
• 2. If the child has a learning disorder.
• 3. If the child has conduct problems.
• 4. If the child has comorbid depression. - Correct Answer - 1. If tics are present.
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
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,7. Dr. Z. is referred a patient by a managed care company for a brief evaluation. Due to
contract constraints, the patient is referred out for treatment after the evaluation. The
treating therapist meets with Dr. Z. and pays Dr. Z. a fee. In this case, the fee is:
• 1. unethical, because fees should not be based on referrals.
• 2. ethical, as long as this is a one-time arrangement.
• 3. ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.
• 4. ethical, because the psychologist performed the evaluation. - Correct Answer - 3.
ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
8. A 16-year-old boy has recently begun to exhibit apathy, hypersexuality, poor
concentration and little need for sleep. The most likely diagnosis for him would be:
• 1. borderline personality disorder.
• 2. bipolar disorder.
• 3. schizophrenia.
• 4. ADHD. - Correct Answer - 2. bipolar disorder.
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
9. When is the impact of poor nutrition most detrimental?
• 1. During infancy and early childhood.
• 2. During adolescence.
• 3. During old age.
• 4. During the perinatal period. - Correct Answer - 4. During the perinatal period.
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
10. The benefits of flextime are thought to come from employees:
• 1. experiencing more freedom and control.
• 2. being able to work fewer total hours each week.
• 3. enjoying the benefits of a shorter work week and longer weekend.
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, • 4. feeling more responsibility and challenge on their jobs. - Correct Answer - 1.
experiencing more freedom and control.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
11. According to behaviorists, depression is the result of:
• 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.
• 2. too much punishment from the environment.
• 3. maladaptive thinking.
• 4. genetic predisposition. - Correct Answer - 1. not enough reinforcement from the
environment.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
12. To help a child overcome a phobia, you would most likely:
• 1. follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.
• 2. follow live modeling with symbolic modeling.
• 3. follow participant modeling with live modeling.
• 4. use guided participation before live or symbolic modeling. - Correct Answer - 1.
follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
13. Which of the following statements is true regarding communication in cultures
considered to be high-context?
• 1. People focus more on how the message is communicated.
• 2. Greater emphasis is placed on choosing the right words to express the message.
• 3. People prefer to sit or stand close to the person they are talking to.
• 4. People focus more on the content of the message. - Correct Answer - 1. People
focus more on how the message is communicated.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
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