PPCT Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
1. The autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches, the parasympathetic nervous system
and the sympathetic nervous system. - ANSWER✔✔-True
2. A person can experience up to 70% reduction in peripheral vision during activation of the SNS. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
3. The concept that depicts the relationship between heart rate and performance and examines the
heart rate zone for optimal performance is known as: - ANSWER✔✔-Inverted - U Law
4. The heart rate zone for optimal performance is: - ANSWER✔✔-115-145
5. Foods that maintain and build muscle that are used as an energy source during times of stress and
to increase mental performance are known as: - ANSWER✔✔-Proteins
6. The energy system that burns out after 10-15 seconds, reducing the maximum output by 45%, is
the: - ANSWER✔✔-ATP/PC Systems
7. The three Components of Acceptability that underline the research philosophy of the PPCT
System are Tactical, Legal, and Human Factors. - ANSWER✔✔-False
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, 8. A subject resists from the Escort Position by pulling his arm away from the officer. -
ANSWER✔✔-Defensive Resistance
9. The subject is not willing to comply with the officer's verbal commands and makes threatening
statements to the officer. This is an example of: - ANSWER✔✔-Verbal Non-Compliance
10. Officers are dispatched to investigate a suspicious subject in front of an all night convenience
store. Upon arrival, the officers are confronted by a subject who immediately produces a knife and
lunges at the officers. - ANSWER✔✔-Deadly Force Assault
11. Officers are called to an abortion clinic to remove unwanted protesters. When officers attempt
to escort a protester away from the scene, the protester goes "limp" and/or becomes "dead weight."
- ANSWER✔✔-Passive Resistance
12. While investigating a complaint of an "unwanted guest", officers confront a subject who assumes
a potentially "combative stance" and glares at them. - ANSWER✔✔-Psychological Intimidation
13. During an interview, a subject throws a punch at the officer. - ANSWER✔✔-Active Aggression
14. An officer uses the bony portion of his hand to deliver a strike to an offender's Brachial Plexus
origin. - ANSWER✔✔-Deadly Force
15. An officer applies a joint lock to a subject who has resisted him from/in the escort position. -
ANSWER✔✔-Soft Empty Hand Control
16. An officer uses his baton to deliver a Fluid Shockwave Strike to an offender's Tibial nerve motor
point. - ANSWER✔✔-Intermediate Weapon
17. An officer tells a subject to step out of the car. - ANSWER✔✔-Verbal Direction
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Answers
1. The autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches, the parasympathetic nervous system
and the sympathetic nervous system. - ANSWER✔✔-True
2. A person can experience up to 70% reduction in peripheral vision during activation of the SNS. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
3. The concept that depicts the relationship between heart rate and performance and examines the
heart rate zone for optimal performance is known as: - ANSWER✔✔-Inverted - U Law
4. The heart rate zone for optimal performance is: - ANSWER✔✔-115-145
5. Foods that maintain and build muscle that are used as an energy source during times of stress and
to increase mental performance are known as: - ANSWER✔✔-Proteins
6. The energy system that burns out after 10-15 seconds, reducing the maximum output by 45%, is
the: - ANSWER✔✔-ATP/PC Systems
7. The three Components of Acceptability that underline the research philosophy of the PPCT
System are Tactical, Legal, and Human Factors. - ANSWER✔✔-False
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, 8. A subject resists from the Escort Position by pulling his arm away from the officer. -
ANSWER✔✔-Defensive Resistance
9. The subject is not willing to comply with the officer's verbal commands and makes threatening
statements to the officer. This is an example of: - ANSWER✔✔-Verbal Non-Compliance
10. Officers are dispatched to investigate a suspicious subject in front of an all night convenience
store. Upon arrival, the officers are confronted by a subject who immediately produces a knife and
lunges at the officers. - ANSWER✔✔-Deadly Force Assault
11. Officers are called to an abortion clinic to remove unwanted protesters. When officers attempt
to escort a protester away from the scene, the protester goes "limp" and/or becomes "dead weight."
- ANSWER✔✔-Passive Resistance
12. While investigating a complaint of an "unwanted guest", officers confront a subject who assumes
a potentially "combative stance" and glares at them. - ANSWER✔✔-Psychological Intimidation
13. During an interview, a subject throws a punch at the officer. - ANSWER✔✔-Active Aggression
14. An officer uses the bony portion of his hand to deliver a strike to an offender's Brachial Plexus
origin. - ANSWER✔✔-Deadly Force
15. An officer applies a joint lock to a subject who has resisted him from/in the escort position. -
ANSWER✔✔-Soft Empty Hand Control
16. An officer uses his baton to deliver a Fluid Shockwave Strike to an offender's Tibial nerve motor
point. - ANSWER✔✔-Intermediate Weapon
17. An officer tells a subject to step out of the car. - ANSWER✔✔-Verbal Direction
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