WRIGHT KNOWLEDGE (PE 3) EXAM MULTIPLE CHPICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.
_____ is used to determine the minimum sample size
needed for a study, given a particular level of significance,
expected effect size, and other factors.
Select one:
A.Power analysis
B.Meta-analysis
C.Incremental analysis
D.Sensitivity analysis - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.
Power analysis
________ is the degree to which an assessment
instrument enables as many test-takers as possible to
demonstrate their standing on the measured construct.
Select one:
A.Adaptation
B.Accuracy
C.Accommodation
D.Accessibility - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D.
Accessibility
_________ is a reduction in estimates of true covariance
between measured constructs, usually as a result of
measurement error, low reliability of measures, or a
restricted range of obtained measures.
Select one:
,A.Coefficient alpha
B.Autocorrelation
C.Attenuation
D.Ecological validity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
Attenuation
__________ described "personal constructs" as bipolar
dimensions of meaning that determine how a person
perceives, interprets, and predicts events.
Select one:
A.William Glasser
B.George Kelly
C.Victor Frankl
D.Fritz Perls - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B.
George Kelly
_____________ has been identified by some theorists as
a crucial etiological factor that contributes to the
manifestation of schizophrenia.
Select one:
A.Midlife trauma
B.European descent
C.Double-bind communication
D.Birth order - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
Double-bind communication
double-bind communication occurs when a family member
receives contradictory messages from another family
member and is unable to comment on those injunctions or
escape from them
,A 58-year-old woman presents to your mental health clinic
with her husband. She seems agitated and during your
interview with her, she paces back and forth and engages
in frequent handwringing. The woman says she's been
feeling very sad and hopeless, and she also tells you that
she thinks her next-door neighbor has tried to poison her
food several times because she has been so unfriendly
toward him, although the husband confirms this is untrue.
The woman's husband says that his wife has been
gradually losing interest in her usual activities over the
past several weeks but that her symptoms became worse
a few days ago. Based on this information, the most likely
diagnosis is:
Select one:
A.Major Depressive Disorder.
B.Schizoaffective Disorder.
C.Bipolar II Disorder.
D.Delusional Disorder. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.Major
Depressive Disorder.
A Bowenian therapist would use a genogram to:
Select one:
A.examine family relationships over several generations
B.identify genetic (biological) contributions to maladaptive
behavior
C.examine interactions between a family and its
environment
D.evaluate the progress and outcome of therapy -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.
, examine family relationships over several generations
A client is acting in a passive-aggressive way toward a
psychology intern who, in turn, becomes unconsciously
passive-aggressive toward her supervisor. This is an
example of which of the following?
Select one:
A.Transference
B.Countertransference
C.Over-involvement
D.Parallel process - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D.
Parallel process
Parallel process is conceptualized as a reflection of the
transference/countertransference process.
A clinical psychologist routinely administers personality
tests to her clients to assist in diagnosis. She also uses
the test data in her ongoing research project. This is
____________.
Select one:
A.ethical as long as the identity of the clients is not made
available to the research project
B.ethical as long as the research is exempt from an
informed consent
C.unethical unless she gets each client's consent to
participate in the research study
D.unethical since this represents a multiple relationship -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED.
_____ is used to determine the minimum sample size
needed for a study, given a particular level of significance,
expected effect size, and other factors.
Select one:
A.Power analysis
B.Meta-analysis
C.Incremental analysis
D.Sensitivity analysis - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.
Power analysis
________ is the degree to which an assessment
instrument enables as many test-takers as possible to
demonstrate their standing on the measured construct.
Select one:
A.Adaptation
B.Accuracy
C.Accommodation
D.Accessibility - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D.
Accessibility
_________ is a reduction in estimates of true covariance
between measured constructs, usually as a result of
measurement error, low reliability of measures, or a
restricted range of obtained measures.
Select one:
,A.Coefficient alpha
B.Autocorrelation
C.Attenuation
D.Ecological validity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
Attenuation
__________ described "personal constructs" as bipolar
dimensions of meaning that determine how a person
perceives, interprets, and predicts events.
Select one:
A.William Glasser
B.George Kelly
C.Victor Frankl
D.Fritz Perls - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B.
George Kelly
_____________ has been identified by some theorists as
a crucial etiological factor that contributes to the
manifestation of schizophrenia.
Select one:
A.Midlife trauma
B.European descent
C.Double-bind communication
D.Birth order - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
Double-bind communication
double-bind communication occurs when a family member
receives contradictory messages from another family
member and is unable to comment on those injunctions or
escape from them
,A 58-year-old woman presents to your mental health clinic
with her husband. She seems agitated and during your
interview with her, she paces back and forth and engages
in frequent handwringing. The woman says she's been
feeling very sad and hopeless, and she also tells you that
she thinks her next-door neighbor has tried to poison her
food several times because she has been so unfriendly
toward him, although the husband confirms this is untrue.
The woman's husband says that his wife has been
gradually losing interest in her usual activities over the
past several weeks but that her symptoms became worse
a few days ago. Based on this information, the most likely
diagnosis is:
Select one:
A.Major Depressive Disorder.
B.Schizoaffective Disorder.
C.Bipolar II Disorder.
D.Delusional Disorder. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.Major
Depressive Disorder.
A Bowenian therapist would use a genogram to:
Select one:
A.examine family relationships over several generations
B.identify genetic (biological) contributions to maladaptive
behavior
C.examine interactions between a family and its
environment
D.evaluate the progress and outcome of therapy -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..A.
, examine family relationships over several generations
A client is acting in a passive-aggressive way toward a
psychology intern who, in turn, becomes unconsciously
passive-aggressive toward her supervisor. This is an
example of which of the following?
Select one:
A.Transference
B.Countertransference
C.Over-involvement
D.Parallel process - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D.
Parallel process
Parallel process is conceptualized as a reflection of the
transference/countertransference process.
A clinical psychologist routinely administers personality
tests to her clients to assist in diagnosis. She also uses
the test data in her ongoing research project. This is
____________.
Select one:
A.ethical as long as the identity of the clients is not made
available to the research project
B.ethical as long as the research is exempt from an
informed consent
C.unethical unless she gets each client's consent to
participate in the research study
D.unethical since this represents a multiple relationship -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C.
