CSNT 181 EXAM 2025/2026 GRADED A+
(VERIFIED)
The Taylor-Russell tables will indicate that a new selection test is most likely to
be helpful in choosing job applicants who will be satisfactory employees when:
a) the proportion of current employees who are considered satisfactory is less
than 25%
b) there are only a few job openings and many applicants for the job
c) most applicants have job skills in the moderate (average) range
d) the test has adequate "differential validity" - b) there are only a few job
openings and many applicants for the job
when using the analysis of variance, calculation of the F-ration involves:
a) comparing group means directly to each other
b) comparing each group mean to a total mean
c) comparing true (experimental) variability to error variability
d) comparing between-group variability to within-group variability - d)
comparing between-group variability to within-group variability
Aaron Beck's interactions with therapy clients is best described as:
a) confrontative
b) consensual
c) covert
d) collaborative - d) collaborative
When conducting group therapy, you should remind group members:
a) that they are legally bound to maintain confidentiality
,b) that, since they are not legally bound to maintain confidentiality, they should
not expect other members to do so
c) that, as members of a therapy group, they are ethically required to maintain
confidentiality
d) of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of statements made
during group sessions - d) of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality
of statements made during group sessions
A husband consistently says loving things to his wife when she talks about
sports but ignores her whenever she complains about her job. The husband's
behavior is most similar to which of the following techniques?
a) overcorrection
b) chaining
c) Premack Principle
d) differential reinforcement - d) differential reinforcement
A new client of yours, who is homosexual, tells you that he overheard his
previous therapist make derogatory remarks about his sexual orientation to a
co-worker. Your best course of action would be to:
a) discuss his options of filing a complain against the psychologist with the
Ethics Committee
b) file a complaint against the psychologist with the Ethics Committee yourself
c) call the psychologist and tell him that your client overheard his remarks
d) provide the client with support and remind him that there are many
prejudiced people in the world - a) discuss his options of filing a complain
against the psychologist with the Ethics Committee
A college student receives a high score on the realistic scale of Holland's Self-
Directed Search but a low score on all other scales. This is an example of which
of the following?
,a) congruence
b) vocational identity
c) differentiation
d) individuation - c) differentiation
Recent research suggests that higher rates of Schizophrenia among African-
Americans is most likely attributable to:
a) heredity
b) family dynamics
c) socioeconomic factors
d) misdiagnosis of hallucinations and delusions - d) misdiagnosis of
hallucinations and delusions
The unavailability of preventive health services in minority communities, a lack
of quality health care in close proximity to these communities, and the delivery
of substandard health care services to members of these communities is best
attributes to which of the following?
a) subtle racism
b) institutional racism
c) personally mediated reacism
d) internalized racism - b) institutional racism
Zajonc's confluence model predicts that children's intellectual growth can be
either enhanced or hindered by their immediate family circumstances.
Specifically, Zajonc considers _____________ to be a critical factor in
intellectual development.
a) birth order
b) parental marital status
c) parenting style
, d) culture - a) birth order
As described in the DSM-5, the characteristic symptoms of Substance Use
Disorder can be categorized in terms of which of the following?
a) impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological criteria
b) functional impairment, denial of consequences, impaired control, and
pharmacological criteria
c) impaired control, tolerance, withdrawal, and functional impairment
d) functional impairment, tolerance and withdrawal, risky use, and marked
distress - a) impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological
criteria
An employer interested in increasing the creativity of workers would be best
advised to do all of the following except:
a) provide supportive supervision
b) let workers know that their work will be critically evaluated
c) hire employees who score high on a measure of openness to experience
d) increase the physical distance between workers in the workplace - b) let
workers know that their work will be critically evaluated
Dr. Passe is hired by a company to evaluate an employee for promotion into a
high-level position. The company manager tells Dr. Passe that the employee
was evaluated six years ago prior to his last promotion, and the company wants
Dr. Passe to make a recommendation based on those results without an
additional evaluation. Dr. Passe is concerned that some of the information from
the evaluation is no longer relevant. He should:
a) comply with the manager's request since it is up to her (the manager) to
decide what is relevant
b) comply with the manager's request but warn her of any potential limitations
of her recommendation
(VERIFIED)
The Taylor-Russell tables will indicate that a new selection test is most likely to
be helpful in choosing job applicants who will be satisfactory employees when:
a) the proportion of current employees who are considered satisfactory is less
than 25%
b) there are only a few job openings and many applicants for the job
c) most applicants have job skills in the moderate (average) range
d) the test has adequate "differential validity" - b) there are only a few job
openings and many applicants for the job
when using the analysis of variance, calculation of the F-ration involves:
a) comparing group means directly to each other
b) comparing each group mean to a total mean
c) comparing true (experimental) variability to error variability
d) comparing between-group variability to within-group variability - d)
comparing between-group variability to within-group variability
Aaron Beck's interactions with therapy clients is best described as:
a) confrontative
b) consensual
c) covert
d) collaborative - d) collaborative
When conducting group therapy, you should remind group members:
a) that they are legally bound to maintain confidentiality
,b) that, since they are not legally bound to maintain confidentiality, they should
not expect other members to do so
c) that, as members of a therapy group, they are ethically required to maintain
confidentiality
d) of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of statements made
during group sessions - d) of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality
of statements made during group sessions
A husband consistently says loving things to his wife when she talks about
sports but ignores her whenever she complains about her job. The husband's
behavior is most similar to which of the following techniques?
a) overcorrection
b) chaining
c) Premack Principle
d) differential reinforcement - d) differential reinforcement
A new client of yours, who is homosexual, tells you that he overheard his
previous therapist make derogatory remarks about his sexual orientation to a
co-worker. Your best course of action would be to:
a) discuss his options of filing a complain against the psychologist with the
Ethics Committee
b) file a complaint against the psychologist with the Ethics Committee yourself
c) call the psychologist and tell him that your client overheard his remarks
d) provide the client with support and remind him that there are many
prejudiced people in the world - a) discuss his options of filing a complain
against the psychologist with the Ethics Committee
A college student receives a high score on the realistic scale of Holland's Self-
Directed Search but a low score on all other scales. This is an example of which
of the following?
,a) congruence
b) vocational identity
c) differentiation
d) individuation - c) differentiation
Recent research suggests that higher rates of Schizophrenia among African-
Americans is most likely attributable to:
a) heredity
b) family dynamics
c) socioeconomic factors
d) misdiagnosis of hallucinations and delusions - d) misdiagnosis of
hallucinations and delusions
The unavailability of preventive health services in minority communities, a lack
of quality health care in close proximity to these communities, and the delivery
of substandard health care services to members of these communities is best
attributes to which of the following?
a) subtle racism
b) institutional racism
c) personally mediated reacism
d) internalized racism - b) institutional racism
Zajonc's confluence model predicts that children's intellectual growth can be
either enhanced or hindered by their immediate family circumstances.
Specifically, Zajonc considers _____________ to be a critical factor in
intellectual development.
a) birth order
b) parental marital status
c) parenting style
, d) culture - a) birth order
As described in the DSM-5, the characteristic symptoms of Substance Use
Disorder can be categorized in terms of which of the following?
a) impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological criteria
b) functional impairment, denial of consequences, impaired control, and
pharmacological criteria
c) impaired control, tolerance, withdrawal, and functional impairment
d) functional impairment, tolerance and withdrawal, risky use, and marked
distress - a) impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological
criteria
An employer interested in increasing the creativity of workers would be best
advised to do all of the following except:
a) provide supportive supervision
b) let workers know that their work will be critically evaluated
c) hire employees who score high on a measure of openness to experience
d) increase the physical distance between workers in the workplace - b) let
workers know that their work will be critically evaluated
Dr. Passe is hired by a company to evaluate an employee for promotion into a
high-level position. The company manager tells Dr. Passe that the employee
was evaluated six years ago prior to his last promotion, and the company wants
Dr. Passe to make a recommendation based on those results without an
additional evaluation. Dr. Passe is concerned that some of the information from
the evaluation is no longer relevant. He should:
a) comply with the manager's request since it is up to her (the manager) to
decide what is relevant
b) comply with the manager's request but warn her of any potential limitations
of her recommendation
