EPPP Questions UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Building a positive therapeutic alliance, reducing feelings of hopelessness, increasing motivation
for change, and developing a family-focused understanding of the family's problems are most
characteristic of the initial stage of: - CORRECT ANSWER - functional family therapy
Neurocognitive disorder caused by which of the following conditions is not potentially
reversible? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prion disease
The transdiagnostic adaptation of emotion-focused therapy (Timulak & Keogh, 2020) targets
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic painful emotions
A researcher would use the split-plot ANOVA to analyze the data she collected in her research
study when: - CORRECT ANSWER - her study included one between-subjects
independent variable and one within-subjects independent variable. (mixed design)
Stress-induced increases in cortisol levels in the hippocampus have been linked to impairments
in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Retrieval of declarative memories
A test's __________ refers to its ability to correctly identify individuals who are true negatives. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sensitivity
The concordance rate for schizophrenia for monozygotic (identical) twins is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 48%
The therapeutic index (TI) is a quantitative measure of the relative safety of a drug. It is
calculated by: - CORRECT ANSWER - dividing LD50 by ED50.
In terms of age, Freud's latency stage corresponds to Erikson's ________ stage. - CORRECT
ANSWER - industry versus inferiority (6-12)
,At birth, infants emit three different cries that indicate: - CORRECT ANSWER - hunger,
anger, or pain.
To help ensure that differential selection doesn't threaten the internal validity of a research study,
an investigator will: - CORRECT ANSWER - randomly assign participants to different
levels of the independent variable.
Of the types of organizational commitment, which is the best predictor of a variety of job
outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER - affective
A supervisor's knowledge of how well employees did on the selection measures that were used to
hire them affects how the supervisor subsequently rates each employee on measures of job
performance. This is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
criterion contamination
According to Sue et al. (2019), a Black therapy client with an _____ worldview is likely to be the
most challenging for a White middle-class therapist who has an IC-IR worldview. - CORRECT
ANSWER - IC-ER (internal locus control and external locus of responsibility)
Differential reinforcement combines which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
positive reinforcement and operant extinction
For practitioners of narrative family therapy, a(n) __________ is a time when a problem was
expected to occur but did not occur. - CORRECT ANSWER - unique outcome
A decrease in the effectiveness of punishment over time is often due to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Habituation
The use of cue exposure treatment (CET) for alcohol use disorder often combines exposure to
cues that are associated with alcohol with: - CORRECT ANSWER - coping skills training.
,For most children, stranger anxiety begins at about _______ months of age. - CORRECT
ANSWER -8
When conducting a(n) ___________, an organizational psychologist would assign points to a
job's compensable factors. - CORRECT ANSWER - job evaluation
Research on the "pratfall effect" suggests that, when a(n) __________ person commits a blunder,
that person's attractiveness to others tends to increase. - CORRECT ANSWER - competent
According to Bronfenbrenner's (2004) ecological systems theory, available legal and social
services are part of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - exosystem
Avoidance conditioning is an example of two-factor learning and combines: - CORRECT
ANSWER - classical conditioning and negative reinforcement
The best conclusion about the use of St. John's wort as a treatment for depression is that it: -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. should not be taken with an SSRI because doing so can cause
serotonin syndrome.
The presence of which of the following would be least useful for confirming a DSM diagnosis of
binge-eating disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER - overvaluation of body weight and shape
The studies have not provided entirely consistent results, but they have generally found that
which of the following Big Five personality traits increase with increasing age during adulthood?
- CORRECT ANSWER - agreeableness and conscientiousness
The time-series group design is most similar to which of the following single-subject designs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - AB
Holland (1985) used which of the following terms to describe the extent to which a person's
personality is clearly defined with regard to the six personality types. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Differentiation
, Research investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has generally
found that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER - more effective for treating psychological
disorders than physical/medical conditions.
__________ processing is concept driven. - CORRECT ANSWER - top down
The standard error of measurement is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER - construct a
confidence interval around an examinee's obtained score.
Of the three types of microaggression described by Sue and his colleagues (2007), __________
is most similar to "old-fashioned" racism. - CORRECT ANSWER - micro-assault
Herzberg's (1966) two-factor theory predicts that ____________ is the best way to increase
employees' job motivation and satisfaction. - CORRECT ANSWER - job enrichment
According to the DSM-5-TR, just under _____ of women experience a major depressive episode
between birth of their offspring and 12 months postpartum. - CORRECT ANSWER - 7%
With regard to systems theory, positive feedback is: - CORRECT ANSWER - deviation
amplifying.
The research suggests that combining motivational interviewing with CBT when treating
generalized anxiety disorder: - CORRECT ANSWER - is more effective for reducing
worry than is providing CBT alone, especially for individuals who initially have high worry
severity.
According to the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen & Fishbein, 2005), the best predictor of
behavior is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior intention
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Building a positive therapeutic alliance, reducing feelings of hopelessness, increasing motivation
for change, and developing a family-focused understanding of the family's problems are most
characteristic of the initial stage of: - CORRECT ANSWER - functional family therapy
Neurocognitive disorder caused by which of the following conditions is not potentially
reversible? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prion disease
The transdiagnostic adaptation of emotion-focused therapy (Timulak & Keogh, 2020) targets
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic painful emotions
A researcher would use the split-plot ANOVA to analyze the data she collected in her research
study when: - CORRECT ANSWER - her study included one between-subjects
independent variable and one within-subjects independent variable. (mixed design)
Stress-induced increases in cortisol levels in the hippocampus have been linked to impairments
in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Retrieval of declarative memories
A test's __________ refers to its ability to correctly identify individuals who are true negatives. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sensitivity
The concordance rate for schizophrenia for monozygotic (identical) twins is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 48%
The therapeutic index (TI) is a quantitative measure of the relative safety of a drug. It is
calculated by: - CORRECT ANSWER - dividing LD50 by ED50.
In terms of age, Freud's latency stage corresponds to Erikson's ________ stage. - CORRECT
ANSWER - industry versus inferiority (6-12)
,At birth, infants emit three different cries that indicate: - CORRECT ANSWER - hunger,
anger, or pain.
To help ensure that differential selection doesn't threaten the internal validity of a research study,
an investigator will: - CORRECT ANSWER - randomly assign participants to different
levels of the independent variable.
Of the types of organizational commitment, which is the best predictor of a variety of job
outcomes? - CORRECT ANSWER - affective
A supervisor's knowledge of how well employees did on the selection measures that were used to
hire them affects how the supervisor subsequently rates each employee on measures of job
performance. This is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
criterion contamination
According to Sue et al. (2019), a Black therapy client with an _____ worldview is likely to be the
most challenging for a White middle-class therapist who has an IC-IR worldview. - CORRECT
ANSWER - IC-ER (internal locus control and external locus of responsibility)
Differential reinforcement combines which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
positive reinforcement and operant extinction
For practitioners of narrative family therapy, a(n) __________ is a time when a problem was
expected to occur but did not occur. - CORRECT ANSWER - unique outcome
A decrease in the effectiveness of punishment over time is often due to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Habituation
The use of cue exposure treatment (CET) for alcohol use disorder often combines exposure to
cues that are associated with alcohol with: - CORRECT ANSWER - coping skills training.
,For most children, stranger anxiety begins at about _______ months of age. - CORRECT
ANSWER -8
When conducting a(n) ___________, an organizational psychologist would assign points to a
job's compensable factors. - CORRECT ANSWER - job evaluation
Research on the "pratfall effect" suggests that, when a(n) __________ person commits a blunder,
that person's attractiveness to others tends to increase. - CORRECT ANSWER - competent
According to Bronfenbrenner's (2004) ecological systems theory, available legal and social
services are part of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - exosystem
Avoidance conditioning is an example of two-factor learning and combines: - CORRECT
ANSWER - classical conditioning and negative reinforcement
The best conclusion about the use of St. John's wort as a treatment for depression is that it: -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. should not be taken with an SSRI because doing so can cause
serotonin syndrome.
The presence of which of the following would be least useful for confirming a DSM diagnosis of
binge-eating disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER - overvaluation of body weight and shape
The studies have not provided entirely consistent results, but they have generally found that
which of the following Big Five personality traits increase with increasing age during adulthood?
- CORRECT ANSWER - agreeableness and conscientiousness
The time-series group design is most similar to which of the following single-subject designs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - AB
Holland (1985) used which of the following terms to describe the extent to which a person's
personality is clearly defined with regard to the six personality types. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Differentiation
, Research investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) has generally
found that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER - more effective for treating psychological
disorders than physical/medical conditions.
__________ processing is concept driven. - CORRECT ANSWER - top down
The standard error of measurement is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER - construct a
confidence interval around an examinee's obtained score.
Of the three types of microaggression described by Sue and his colleagues (2007), __________
is most similar to "old-fashioned" racism. - CORRECT ANSWER - micro-assault
Herzberg's (1966) two-factor theory predicts that ____________ is the best way to increase
employees' job motivation and satisfaction. - CORRECT ANSWER - job enrichment
According to the DSM-5-TR, just under _____ of women experience a major depressive episode
between birth of their offspring and 12 months postpartum. - CORRECT ANSWER - 7%
With regard to systems theory, positive feedback is: - CORRECT ANSWER - deviation
amplifying.
The research suggests that combining motivational interviewing with CBT when treating
generalized anxiety disorder: - CORRECT ANSWER - is more effective for reducing
worry than is providing CBT alone, especially for individuals who initially have high worry
severity.
According to the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen & Fishbein, 2005), the best predictor of
behavior is which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - behavior intention
