NCE/LPC Exam Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers
Question 1
Ego's need for immediate gratification.
Correct Answer
Pleasure Principle
Question 2
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases.
Correct Answer
Etiology
Question 3
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________.
Correct Answer
Self-actualization
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,Question 4
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers)
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Unconditional Positive Regard
Question 5
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior.
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Shaping
Question 6
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses.
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Classical Conditioning
Question 7
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior.
Correct Answer
reinforcement
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,Question 8
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________.
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Trait Theory
Question 9
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment.
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contextual worldview
Question 10
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called __________.
Correct Answer
libido
Question 11
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response
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counter conditioning
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, Question 12
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different behaviors.
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Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
Question 13
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality.
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Psychosis
Question 14
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning.
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Maturation
Question 15
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________.
Correct Answer
modeling
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Question 1
Ego's need for immediate gratification.
Correct Answer
Pleasure Principle
Question 2
The cause or ____________of abnormal behavior is difficult to determine in most cases.
Correct Answer
Etiology
Question 3
An individual who is happy,autonomous, & creative has reached ______________.
Correct Answer
Self-actualization
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,Question 4
This is necessary from parents for children to develop healthy concepts. (Rogers)
Correct Answer
Unconditional Positive Regard
Question 5
Accomplished by rewarding success of desired behavior.
Correct Answer
Shaping
Question 6
Learning method involving the conditioning of new stimuli to existing responses.
Correct Answer
Classical Conditioning
Question 7
A behavior modification used to establish new behavior.
Correct Answer
reinforcement
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,Question 8
The designations "common," "personal," & "cardinal" refer to ______________.
Correct Answer
Trait Theory
Question 9
Individuals are in an interactional relationship with their environment.
Correct Answer
contextual worldview
Question 10
Freud believed human behavior is mainly motivated by the psychosexual energy called __________.
Correct Answer
libido
Question 11
Relearning by using a particular stimulus to establish a new, more adaptive response
Correct Answer
counter conditioning
Page 3 of 54
, Question 12
Idea that there are many different ways to interpret events, each one leading to different behaviors.
Correct Answer
Kelly's concept of Constructive Alternativism
Question 13
A severe psychological disorder involving loss of contact with reality.
Correct Answer
Psychosis
Question 14
Process of development and body change resulting from heredity rather than learning.
Correct Answer
Maturation
Question 15
Vicarious conditioning occurs through observed________.
Correct Answer
modeling
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