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EPPP PSYCHOLOGY LICENSING EXAM 2025-
2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
1. When in a state of relaxed wakefulness, which brain waves predominate?
• 1. Alpha.
• 2. Beta.
• 3. Theta.
• 4. Delta. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Alpha. (correct answer)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
2. Two therapists have been co-facilitating a process group. During a group session, the two
therapists experience a difference of opinion in response to an exchange between the group
members. How should they handle their disagreement?
• 1. Discuss it after the group session is over.
• 2. Seek consultation to help settle the disagreement.
• 3. Discuss it openly in the group.
• 4. Ask the group how the disagreement should be handled. - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. Discuss
it openly in the group. (correct answer, your response)
RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS
3. A researcher may opt to run a MANOVA rather than an ANOVA because:
• 1. a MANOVA can accommodate more than one outcome measure.
• 2. a MANOVA can accommodate more than one independent variable.
• 3. a MANOVA is more powerful than an ANOVA.
• 4. a MANOVA can remove the effects of a confound. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. a MANOVA can
accommodate more than one outcome measure. (correct answer)
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
4. Of the following, which describes the type of memory that can retain an exact copy of what
is seen for a second?
• 1. Sensory memory.
• 2. Eidetic (photographic) memory.
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• 3. Echoic memory.
• 4. Short-term memory. - CORRECT ANSWER>>• 1. Sensory memory. (correct answer)
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
5. On which of the following WAIS-III subtests would you expect an elderly person to evidence
the most decline?
• 1. Arithmetic.
• 2. Vocabulary.
• 3. Letter-Number Sequencing.
• 4. Digit Span. - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. Letter-Number Sequencing. (correct answer, your
response)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
6. Which of the following statements about interpersonal therapy (IPT) for depression is
inaccurate?
• 1. Its goal is to improve relationships.
• 2. It is commonly combined with medication.
• 3. It is practiced on a short-term basis.
• 4. It emphasizes current conflicts and intrapsychic issues. - CORRECT ANSWER>>4. It
emphasizes current conflicts and intrapsychic issues. (correct answer)
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
7. 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. (correct answer)
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
8. 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. (correct
answer)
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
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9. 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. (correct answer)
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
10. 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. (correct answer, your response)
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
11. 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. (correct
answer, your response)
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
12. 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.
• 4. feeling more responsibility and challenge on their jobs. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1.
experiencing more freedom and control. (correct answer, your response)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
13. According to behaviorists, depression is the result of:
• 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.
• 2. too much punishment from the environment.
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• 3. maladaptive thinking.
• 4. genetic predisposition. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. not enough reinforcement from the
environment. (correct answer)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
14. 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. (correct answer, your response)
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
15. 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. (correct answer)
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
16. Which one of the following is not considered to be among the most useful biographical
information (biodata)?
• 1. Parents' socioeconomic status.
• 2. Birth order.
• 3. Social popularity.
• 4. Hobbies and interests. - CORRECT ANSWER>>2. Birth order. (correct answer)
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
17. What does the Ethics Code say about the care and termination of animals in research?
• 1. Termination of animals in research is prohibited.
• 2. It is unethical to use animals in research.
• 3. If the animal's life must be terminated, it should be done as quickly and as painlessly as
possible.
• 4. Termination of animals in research is permissible if the study has "prospective scientific
value." - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. If the animal's life must be terminated, it should be done as
quickly and as painlessly as possible. (correct answer)
EPPP PSYCHOLOGY LICENSING EXAM 2025-
2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
1. When in a state of relaxed wakefulness, which brain waves predominate?
• 1. Alpha.
• 2. Beta.
• 3. Theta.
• 4. Delta. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Alpha. (correct answer)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
2. Two therapists have been co-facilitating a process group. During a group session, the two
therapists experience a difference of opinion in response to an exchange between the group
members. How should they handle their disagreement?
• 1. Discuss it after the group session is over.
• 2. Seek consultation to help settle the disagreement.
• 3. Discuss it openly in the group.
• 4. Ask the group how the disagreement should be handled. - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. Discuss
it openly in the group. (correct answer, your response)
RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS
3. A researcher may opt to run a MANOVA rather than an ANOVA because:
• 1. a MANOVA can accommodate more than one outcome measure.
• 2. a MANOVA can accommodate more than one independent variable.
• 3. a MANOVA is more powerful than an ANOVA.
• 4. a MANOVA can remove the effects of a confound. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. a MANOVA can
accommodate more than one outcome measure. (correct answer)
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
4. Of the following, which describes the type of memory that can retain an exact copy of what
is seen for a second?
• 1. Sensory memory.
• 2. Eidetic (photographic) memory.
,2
• 3. Echoic memory.
• 4. Short-term memory. - CORRECT ANSWER>>• 1. Sensory memory. (correct answer)
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
5. On which of the following WAIS-III subtests would you expect an elderly person to evidence
the most decline?
• 1. Arithmetic.
• 2. Vocabulary.
• 3. Letter-Number Sequencing.
• 4. Digit Span. - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. Letter-Number Sequencing. (correct answer, your
response)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
6. Which of the following statements about interpersonal therapy (IPT) for depression is
inaccurate?
• 1. Its goal is to improve relationships.
• 2. It is commonly combined with medication.
• 3. It is practiced on a short-term basis.
• 4. It emphasizes current conflicts and intrapsychic issues. - CORRECT ANSWER>>4. It
emphasizes current conflicts and intrapsychic issues. (correct answer)
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
7. 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. (correct answer)
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
8. 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. (correct
answer)
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
,3
9. 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. (correct answer)
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
10. 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. (correct answer, your response)
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
11. 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. (correct
answer, your response)
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
12. 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.
• 4. feeling more responsibility and challenge on their jobs. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1.
experiencing more freedom and control. (correct answer, your response)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
13. According to behaviorists, depression is the result of:
• 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.
• 2. too much punishment from the environment.
, 4
• 3. maladaptive thinking.
• 4. genetic predisposition. - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. not enough reinforcement from the
environment. (correct answer)
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
14. 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. (correct answer, your response)
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
15. 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. (correct answer)
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
16. Which one of the following is not considered to be among the most useful biographical
information (biodata)?
• 1. Parents' socioeconomic status.
• 2. Birth order.
• 3. Social popularity.
• 4. Hobbies and interests. - CORRECT ANSWER>>2. Birth order. (correct answer)
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
17. What does the Ethics Code say about the care and termination of animals in research?
• 1. Termination of animals in research is prohibited.
• 2. It is unethical to use animals in research.
• 3. If the animal's life must be terminated, it should be done as quickly and as painlessly as
possible.
• 4. Termination of animals in research is permissible if the study has "prospective scientific
value." - CORRECT ANSWER>>3. If the animal's life must be terminated, it should be done as
quickly and as painlessly as possible. (correct answer)
