EPPP practice questions and answers
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS d) glutamate
Smith, Glass, and Miller used meta-analysis to combine the results of 475
psychotherapy outcome studies published between 1941 and 1976 and obtained a
mean effect size of ______, which indicated that the average therapy client was "better
off" than about 80% of individuals who needed therapy but did not receive it
a) .40
b) .55
c) .85
,d) .98 ANSWERS c) .85
Piaget attributed the animistic thinking characteristic of children in the preoperational
stage to:
a) decentration
b) lack of object permanence
c) relativistic thinking
d) egocentrism ANSWERS d) egocentrism
The prodromal symptoms of a tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis include:
a) headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, and sweating
b) othostatic hypotension, insomnia, and edema
c) paresthesias, myoclonus, and muscle pain
d) irritability, confusion, dizziness, and cardiac arrhythmia ANSWERS a)
headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, and sweating
A parent decides to use time-out to reduce her son's misbehavior by having him sit in
the corner for ten minutes each time he misbehaves. The boy quickly learns, however,
that, if he whines while in the corner, his mother shortens the length of the time-out
period. In this situation, the mother's willingness to shorten the time-out period is being
controlled by:
a) escape conditioning
b) avoidance conditioning
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment ANSWERS a) escape conditioning
According to Piaget, which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for the
development of reversibility?
a) self-awareness
b) meta-cognition
c) symbolism
d) hypothetico-deductive reasoning ANSWERS c) symbolism
The correlation for IQ scores for biological siblings reared together is:
a) .85
b) .65
c) .45
d) .25 ANSWERS c) .45
Research investigating the effects of living with a stepparent on a child's adjustment
suggests that ___________ age at the time of the remarriage and __________ gender
are associated with fewer problems adjusting to a stepparent.
a) younger; female
b) younger; male
c) older; female
d) older; male ANSWERS b) younger; male
, Most interpretations of performance of the Bender-Gestalt are directed toward:
a) screening for brain damage
b) assessing personality
c) evaluating executive functioning
d) assigning a psychiatric diagnosis ANSWERS a) screening for brain damage
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS d) glutamate
Smith, Glass, and Miller used meta-analysis to combine the results of 475
psychotherapy outcome studies published between 1941 and 1976 and obtained a
mean effect size of ______, which indicated that the average therapy client was "better
off" than about 80% of individuals who needed therapy but did not receive it
a) .40
b) .55
c) .85
,d) .98 ANSWERS c) .85
Piaget attributed the animistic thinking characteristic of children in the preoperational
stage to:
a) decentration
b) lack of object permanence
c) relativistic thinking
d) egocentrism ANSWERS d) egocentrism
The prodromal symptoms of a tyramine-induced hypertensive crisis include:
a) headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, and sweating
b) othostatic hypotension, insomnia, and edema
c) paresthesias, myoclonus, and muscle pain
d) irritability, confusion, dizziness, and cardiac arrhythmia ANSWERS a)
headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, and sweating
A parent decides to use time-out to reduce her son's misbehavior by having him sit in
the corner for ten minutes each time he misbehaves. The boy quickly learns, however,
that, if he whines while in the corner, his mother shortens the length of the time-out
period. In this situation, the mother's willingness to shorten the time-out period is being
controlled by:
a) escape conditioning
b) avoidance conditioning
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment ANSWERS a) escape conditioning
According to Piaget, which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for the
development of reversibility?
a) self-awareness
b) meta-cognition
c) symbolism
d) hypothetico-deductive reasoning ANSWERS c) symbolism
The correlation for IQ scores for biological siblings reared together is:
a) .85
b) .65
c) .45
d) .25 ANSWERS c) .45
Research investigating the effects of living with a stepparent on a child's adjustment
suggests that ___________ age at the time of the remarriage and __________ gender
are associated with fewer problems adjusting to a stepparent.
a) younger; female
b) younger; male
c) older; female
d) older; male ANSWERS b) younger; male
, Most interpretations of performance of the Bender-Gestalt are directed toward:
a) screening for brain damage
b) assessing personality
c) evaluating executive functioning
d) assigning a psychiatric diagnosis ANSWERS a) screening for brain damage
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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS 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
