EPPP Exam 2 (53%) Questions With Complete
Solutions
____________ headaches begin with an aura and
involve throbbing pain that may be limited to one
side of the head and that worsens with physical
activity along with nausea, vomiting, and
sensitivity to light and/or sound. Correct Answers
Classic migraine
A 20-year-old who has received a diagnosis of
ADHD would likely obtain the highest score on
which of the following WAIS-IV Indexes? Correct
Answers Verbal Comprehension
A criticism of behaviorally anchored rating scales
(BARS) is that: Correct Answers they're time-
consuming to develop.
A graduate program in clinical psychology requires
first-year students to participate in individual
therapy. With regard to the requirements of the
APA Ethics Code and the Canadian Code of Ethics,
this is: Correct Answers acceptable as long as
there are no multiple relationships between the
students and the therapists.
A meta-analysis of the research led Rhodes and
Wood (1992) to conclude that _______________ are
associated with the greatest susceptibility to
,persuasion. Correct Answers moderate levels of
self-esteem and low levels of intelligence
A movie production company hires only males for
male roles and females for female roles for its
action/adventure films, even though this means
significantly more males than females are hired. In
this situation: Correct Answers gender is a bona
fide occupational qualification.
A newly promoted manager tells you that most of
the employees he manages have high levels of
motivation but limited skills, and he asks your
advice about the best management style in this
situation. As an advocate of ______________, you
recommend that he adopt a selling leadership
style. Correct Answers Hersey and Blanchard's
situational leadership theory
A T-score distribution has a mean of _____ and
standard deviation of _____. Correct Answers 50;
10
A therapist believes that depression, anxiety, and
other disorders are similar for all individuals
regardless of their cultural background and that
the same treatment approaches are effective for all
clients. This therapist has adopted which of the
following perspectives? Correct Answers etic [A
therapist who has an etic (culturally universal)
, perspective believes that culture has little or no
impact on diagnosis and treatment, while a
therapist who has an emic (culturally specific)
perspective believes that culture affects how
psychological symptoms are experienced and
expressed and how clients respond to therapeutic
interventions.]
A therapist instructs a woman who constantly
starts arguments with her partner and hates
cleaning the house to spend one hour cleaning the
house every time she initiates an argument. The
therapist is using which of the following
techniques? Correct Answers an ordeal
A White adult in Helms's __________ stage of White
identity development recognizes his/her own racist
views and justifies them by adopting beliefs that
support White superiority and minority inferiority.
Correct Answers reintegration
A(n) __________ therapist is most likely to agree that
helping a client achieve awareness of his/her
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the here-and-
now is a primary goal of therapy. Correct Answers
Gestalt
Abramson, Metalsky, and Alloy's (1989)
hopelessness model of depression proposes that
hopelessness is a proximal cause of depression
Solutions
____________ headaches begin with an aura and
involve throbbing pain that may be limited to one
side of the head and that worsens with physical
activity along with nausea, vomiting, and
sensitivity to light and/or sound. Correct Answers
Classic migraine
A 20-year-old who has received a diagnosis of
ADHD would likely obtain the highest score on
which of the following WAIS-IV Indexes? Correct
Answers Verbal Comprehension
A criticism of behaviorally anchored rating scales
(BARS) is that: Correct Answers they're time-
consuming to develop.
A graduate program in clinical psychology requires
first-year students to participate in individual
therapy. With regard to the requirements of the
APA Ethics Code and the Canadian Code of Ethics,
this is: Correct Answers acceptable as long as
there are no multiple relationships between the
students and the therapists.
A meta-analysis of the research led Rhodes and
Wood (1992) to conclude that _______________ are
associated with the greatest susceptibility to
,persuasion. Correct Answers moderate levels of
self-esteem and low levels of intelligence
A movie production company hires only males for
male roles and females for female roles for its
action/adventure films, even though this means
significantly more males than females are hired. In
this situation: Correct Answers gender is a bona
fide occupational qualification.
A newly promoted manager tells you that most of
the employees he manages have high levels of
motivation but limited skills, and he asks your
advice about the best management style in this
situation. As an advocate of ______________, you
recommend that he adopt a selling leadership
style. Correct Answers Hersey and Blanchard's
situational leadership theory
A T-score distribution has a mean of _____ and
standard deviation of _____. Correct Answers 50;
10
A therapist believes that depression, anxiety, and
other disorders are similar for all individuals
regardless of their cultural background and that
the same treatment approaches are effective for all
clients. This therapist has adopted which of the
following perspectives? Correct Answers etic [A
therapist who has an etic (culturally universal)
, perspective believes that culture has little or no
impact on diagnosis and treatment, while a
therapist who has an emic (culturally specific)
perspective believes that culture affects how
psychological symptoms are experienced and
expressed and how clients respond to therapeutic
interventions.]
A therapist instructs a woman who constantly
starts arguments with her partner and hates
cleaning the house to spend one hour cleaning the
house every time she initiates an argument. The
therapist is using which of the following
techniques? Correct Answers an ordeal
A White adult in Helms's __________ stage of White
identity development recognizes his/her own racist
views and justifies them by adopting beliefs that
support White superiority and minority inferiority.
Correct Answers reintegration
A(n) __________ therapist is most likely to agree that
helping a client achieve awareness of his/her
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the here-and-
now is a primary goal of therapy. Correct Answers
Gestalt
Abramson, Metalsky, and Alloy's (1989)
hopelessness model of depression proposes that
hopelessness is a proximal cause of depression
