PSY 2301 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
Which profession serves as the major front-line provider of psychosocial (not
pharmacologic)mental health services?
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Nurse practitioner
C. Social Worker
D. Counseling psychologist
E. None of the above - Answers - C
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good measure?
a. It is objective
b. It is useful
c. It is reliable
d. It is valid
e. It has magnitude - Answers - E
What does it mean for a measure to be reliable?
a. It is always available
b. It measures what it claims to measure
c. It is standardized
d. It is precise and consistent
e. It tells us something we didn't already know - Answers - D
A measure that accurately assesses the construct (or concept) of interest is considered
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Useful
d. Objective
e. None of the above - Answers - B
True or False: Claims about how well we can predict and treat clinical phenomena
frequently are stronger than are justified by the data.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Claims that cannot be replicated independently across studies,
laboratories, and methods are not scientific (or outside the realm of science).
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
Which of the following accurately describes how evidence-based approaches are used
in a typical contemporary clinical setting in the United States?
a. Assessment in contemporary clinical psychology is highly scientifically grounded
b. Most people in therapy in the United States receive evidence-based psychotherapy
, c. Clinicians often draw primarily from their personal experience to treat clients instead
of relying primarily on evidence-based methods
d. Clinicians often update their treatment methods to include new techniques that have
been shown to be effective
e. None of the above - Answers - C
True or False: If a clinician uses a treatment that has not been evaluated in the anxiety
research literature but that her clients tell her has helped with their anxiety, she is using
an evidence-based treatment.
a. True
b. False - Answers - B
In which of the following activities can a clinical psychologist engage?
a. Public policy
b. Teaching
c. Clinic administration
d. Service provision
e. All of the above - Answers - E
10. True or False: Pseudoscience refers to strong claims with weak (or no) empirical
evidence supporting them.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
Scientifically based claims
a. Are based on anecdotal evidence
b. Use subjective measurement strategies
c. Are falsifiable
d. Are stronger than supported by the evidence
e. Show diverging support across studies - Answers - C
rue or False: The science-practice gap refers to the relative lack of reliance on
evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies in mental health care.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Widely held beliefs can be well-intentioned but incorrect.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Clinical psychology (and psychology more generally) sometimes does
not produce highly replicable results.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
Which profession serves as the major front-line provider of psychosocial (not
pharmacologic)mental health services?
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Nurse practitioner
C. Social Worker
D. Counseling psychologist
E. None of the above - Answers - C
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good measure?
a. It is objective
b. It is useful
c. It is reliable
d. It is valid
e. It has magnitude - Answers - E
What does it mean for a measure to be reliable?
a. It is always available
b. It measures what it claims to measure
c. It is standardized
d. It is precise and consistent
e. It tells us something we didn't already know - Answers - D
A measure that accurately assesses the construct (or concept) of interest is considered
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Useful
d. Objective
e. None of the above - Answers - B
True or False: Claims about how well we can predict and treat clinical phenomena
frequently are stronger than are justified by the data.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Claims that cannot be replicated independently across studies,
laboratories, and methods are not scientific (or outside the realm of science).
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
Which of the following accurately describes how evidence-based approaches are used
in a typical contemporary clinical setting in the United States?
a. Assessment in contemporary clinical psychology is highly scientifically grounded
b. Most people in therapy in the United States receive evidence-based psychotherapy
, c. Clinicians often draw primarily from their personal experience to treat clients instead
of relying primarily on evidence-based methods
d. Clinicians often update their treatment methods to include new techniques that have
been shown to be effective
e. None of the above - Answers - C
True or False: If a clinician uses a treatment that has not been evaluated in the anxiety
research literature but that her clients tell her has helped with their anxiety, she is using
an evidence-based treatment.
a. True
b. False - Answers - B
In which of the following activities can a clinical psychologist engage?
a. Public policy
b. Teaching
c. Clinic administration
d. Service provision
e. All of the above - Answers - E
10. True or False: Pseudoscience refers to strong claims with weak (or no) empirical
evidence supporting them.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
Scientifically based claims
a. Are based on anecdotal evidence
b. Use subjective measurement strategies
c. Are falsifiable
d. Are stronger than supported by the evidence
e. Show diverging support across studies - Answers - C
rue or False: The science-practice gap refers to the relative lack of reliance on
evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies in mental health care.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Widely held beliefs can be well-intentioned but incorrect.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
True or False: Clinical psychology (and psychology more generally) sometimes does
not produce highly replicable results.
a. True
b. False - Answers - A
