Test Bank for Clinical Psychology, Science, Practice, and Culture, 5th Edition By Andrew Pomerantz

Test Bank for Clinical
Psychology, Science,
Practice, and Culture,
5e Andrew Pomerantz
(All Chapters)

, Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e
SAGE Publishing, 2020



Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology: Definition and Training
Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The term clinical psychology was first used in print in the year ______.
A. 1780
B. 1894
C. 1907
D. 1952
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Original Definition
Difficulty Level: Medium

2. The first person to use the term clinical psychology in print was ______.
A. Lightner Witmer
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Carl Rogers
D. Richard McFall
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Original Definition
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. ______ was the first person to operate a psychological clinic.
A. Richard McFall
B. Abraham Maslow
C. Alfred Adler
D. Lightner Witmer
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Original Definition
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Based on the discussion in the textbook, a good definition for clinical psychology
should ______.
A. focus solely on the treatment of patients
B. include an emphasis on research and publication
C. contain reference to the science, theory, and practice of this broad field
D. exclude the behavioral components that contribute to psychological processes
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

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Answer Location: More Recent Definitions
Difficulty Level: Medium

5. John is an undergraduate psychology major. He wishes to become a clinical
psychologist. In order to reach this goal, John must ______.
A. earn a doctoral degree in clinical psychology
B. earn a master’s degree in clinical psychology
C. earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology
D. complete 300 clinical internship hours while an undergraduate student
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Education and Training in Clinical Psychology
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Demonstrating that there are many paths to the profession of clinical psychology,
more than half of APA-accredited doctoral programs offer ______.
A. focus groups
B. specialty training
C. part-time study
D. online internships
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Education and Training in Clinical Psychology
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The Boulder model of training is also known as the ______ model of training.
A. practitioner-scholar
B. clinical scientist
C. clinical psychologist
D. scientist-practitioner
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner (Boulder)
Model
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The scientist-practitioner model of training is characterized by a(n) ______.
A. joint emphasis on practice and research
B. emphasis on research over practice
C. emphasis on practice over research
D. combined emphasis on practice, research, and psychopharmacology
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner (Boulder)
Model
Difficulty Level: Easy

, Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e
SAGE Publishing, 2020


9. Currently, there are more clinical psychology graduate programs subscribing to the
______ model of training than any other model.
A. counselor educator
B. practitioner-scholar
C. scientist-practitioner
D. clinical scientist
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner (Boulder)
Model
Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Lane is attending a clinical psychology graduate program that subscribes to the
Boulder Model of training. Which of the following would Lane NOT experience in his
program if it truly adheres to the Boulder Model?
A. training in psychotherapy and statistics
B. an approximately equal emphasis on research and clinical training
C. completing original research, such as a dissertation
D. minimization of clinical training with a heavy emphasis on research training
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner (Boulder)
Model
Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Clinical psychology graduate programs that subscribe to the practitioner-scholar
model of training ______.
A. typically award the PhD, rather than the PsyD, degree
B. emphasize practice over research
C. emphasize research over practice
D. equally emphasize research and practice
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Leaning Toward Practice: The Practitioner-Scholar (Vail) Model
Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Diane has been accepted into a clinical psychology graduate program that adheres
to the Vail Model of training. Upon graduation from the program, Diane is most likely to
earn a ______ and work in a ______.
A. PsyD; clinical setting
B. PhD; clinical setting
C. PsyD; university psychology department
D. PhD; university psychology department
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application