EPPP

A psychologist is asked to provide therapy to a client who is also seeing another therapist for the same issue. According to the APA Ethics Code, what is the psychologist's primary responsibility?

• ARefuse to treat the client to avoid a dual relationship.
• BProceed with treatment without consulting the other therapist.
• CConsult with the other therapist to minimize confusion and conflict.
• DReport the other therapist for providing substandard care.

A client tells their psychologist that they plan to harm a specific person. According to the Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California ruling, what is the psychologist's duty?

• AMaintain strict confidentiality.
• BImmediately notify the police and the potential victim.
• COnly inform the potential victim.
• DOnly inform the police.

What is the primary purpose of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)?

• ATo assess personality traits.
• BTo diagnose specific learning disabilities.
• CTo measure cognitive ability in adults.
• DTo evaluate for neuropsychological impairment.

In the context of classical conditioning, what is stimulus generalization?

• AThe reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction.
• BThe weakening of a conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is absent.
• CThe tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.
• DThe ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli.

According to Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development, object permanence is typically achieved during which stage?

• ASensorimotor
• BPreoperational
• CConcrete operational
• DFormal operational

A researcher is studying the effect of a new medication on depression. One group receives the medication, and another receives a placebo. This type of research design is called a(n):

• ACorrelational study
• BExperimental study
• CCase study
• DNaturalistic observation

Which brain structure is most associated with the regulation of basic biological drives such as hunger, thirst, and body temperature?

• ACerebellum
• BHippocampus
• CAmygdala
• DHypothalamus

Which of the following is a key characteristic of Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy?

• AFocus on early childhood experiences and unconscious conflicts.
• BUse of unconditional positive regard and empathy.
• CIdentification and modification of automatic negative thoughts.
• DAnalysis of transference and countertransference.

The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors is known as:

• AFundamental attribution error
• BSelf-serving bias
• CConfirmation bias
• DActor-observer bias

A psychologist is conducting a child custody evaluation. Her primary responsibility is to:

• AAdvocate for the parent who hired her.
• BAdvocate for the parent who is more financially stable.
• CDetermine the 'best interests of the child.'
• DEnsure an equal division of custody time.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) is best described as a(n):

• AProjective personality test
• BObjective personality test
• CIntelligence test
• DNeuropsychological screening tool

According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the primary conflict for adolescents is:

• ATrust vs. Mistrust
• BInitiative vs. Guilt
• CIndustry vs. Inferiority
• DIdentity vs. Role Confusion

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons is the:

• AAxon
• BMyelin sheath
• CDendrite
• DSoma

A p-value of .05 in a statistical test indicates that:

• AThere is a 95% chance that the research hypothesis is correct.
• BThere is a 5% chance of obtaining the observed results if the null hypothesis is true.
• CThe effect size of the finding is large.
• DThe results are not practically significant.

In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), what is the primary dialectical conflict that the therapy aims to resolve?

• AGood vs. Evil
• BPast vs. Present
• CAcceptance vs. Change
• DEmotion vs. Logic

The 'Big Five' model of personality includes which of the following traits?

• AIntroversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Psychoticism
• BOpenness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
• CExtraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judging, Perceiving
• DOral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital