North Carolina Psychology EXAM LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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North Carolina Psychology EXAM LATEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: What is the maximum number of hours (out of 45 semester hours) can be attributed

to practicum/internship? For a dissertation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Both a maximum of six

semester hours




Question: Following the completion of the individual's master's or specialist degree in

psychology, would they be allowed to complete a practicum, internship, or other supervised

training experience requiring the individual to practice psychology in order to meet the

minimum educational requirement if they failed to do so prior to completion? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔NO




Question: When are license and a health services provider certificate suspended

automatically? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔After failure to renew a license for a period of more than

sixty days after the renewal date.




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Question: When is the APA relevant to the NC Practice Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔With

respect to denial, suspension and revocations of license and health services provider

certification:


Has been guilty of immoral, dishonorable, unprofessional, or


unethical conduct as defined in this subsection, or in the


the current code of ethics of the American Psychological


Association, except as the provisions of such code of ethics may be inconsistent and in conflict

with the provisions of this Article




Q;T or F: An applicant who is notified that he or she has failed the examination for licensure a

second time must terminate the practice of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔TRUE




Question: T or F: After making application for licensure, applicants must take the first

examination to which they are admitted by the Board. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔TRUE




Question: T or F: Members of the Board receive compensation for their services, in addition to

their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE




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Question: T or F: One must be at least 21-years-old in order to be licensed to practice

psychology in North Carolina. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE. Must be 18+




Question: A license and a health services provider certificate issued under this Article are

suspended automatically by operation of law after failure to renew a license for a period of

more than _____ days after the renewal date. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔60




Question: Can a psychologist or psych associate testify in alimony/divorce cases if either or

both parties have obtained marital counseling from them? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No.

Considered not competent




Question: What is the passing point for the EPPP for 1) psychologists and 2) psychological

associates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Psychologist = scaled score of 500.


Psychological Associate = scaled score of 440.




Question: What is the passing point for the North Carolina Practice Act exam? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔78%

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Question: T or F: The Psychology Board issues a statewide privilege license to practice

psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE (It's from NC Dept. of Revenue)




Question: T or F: The Board does not license in any specialty area. - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔TRUE




Question: The two basic criteria used to determine whether the Board investigates a complaint

are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1) whether the Board has authority with regard to the matter 2)

whether the complaint has merit on its face.




Question: What happens if an applicant fails the examination for licensure the first time? -

CORRECT ANSWER✔✔May continue to practice psychology until they take the next examination

to which they are admitted by the Board.




Question: Define health services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Those activities of the practice of

psychology that include the delivery of preventive, assessment,or therapeutic intervention




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