EPPP- Ethics Practice Questions and
Answers
You receive a request for information about a former client of yours from the APA's
Ethics Committee which it needs for its investigation of a complaint the client has filed
against you. You:
A. can refuse to provide the information if doing so will violate your right against self-
incrimination.
B. can refuse to provide the information if doing so is likely to be harmful to the client.
C. must cooperate with the request as long as the client has signed an authorization to
release confidential information.
D. must cooperate with the request whether or not the client has signed an authorization
to release confidential information. ANSWERS C
The receptionist at the mental health clinic where you work tells you she's concerned
about the behavior of another psychologist who works at the clinic. When she describes
the behavior to you, you believe it violates ethical requirements. You:
A. may ignore the violation if you believe it hasn't caused or is not likely to cause
substantial harm.
B. may ignore the violation if you believe it's not likely to occur again.
C. should discuss the matter with the involved client(s) to confirm that an ethical
violation has actually occurred.
D. should attempt to resolve the situation informally by talking to the psychologist if it
seems appropriate to do so.
Back to resultsPrevious AnswerNext Answer ANSWERS D
When psychologists think their own personal problems may impair their ability to
provide therapy in a competent manner, the best course of action is to:
A. obtain the professional help they need to resolve their personal problems.
B. suspend their work activities until their personal problems have been resolved.
C. seek consultation to determine whether to limit or suspend their work-related
activities.
D. monitor their effectiveness by seeking feedback from clients about their satisfaction
with therapy. ANSWERS C
Dr. Schneider's new clients are a single mother and her two daughters, ages 13 and 15.
The family moved to the United States from Venezuela six years ago and they were
referred to therapy by the high school counselor because the girls are having problems
with their peers and teachers. Although both daughters are fluent in English, the mother
is not, and the oldest daughter has volunteered to translate for her mother since Dr.
Schneider does not speak Spanish. Having the daughter act as a translator:
A. is acceptable since she's receiving therapy with her mother.
B. is acceptable as long as the daughter is fluent in both Spanish and English.
, C. is acceptable as long as Dr. Schneider has had experience working with a translator.
D. is not acceptable. ANSWERS D
You've just been asked to provide mental health services to residents of a small town
who have been traumatized by a shooting at the elementary school. To be consistent
with ethical requirements, you should provide the requested services:
A. only if you have relevant training and experience.
B. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as you're able to
obtain appropriate consultation while providing the services.
C. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as alternative
services are unavailable and you inform clients of their options during the informed
consent process.
D. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as alternative
services are unavailable and you discontinue providing services when the emergency
ends or appropriate services become available. ANSWERS D
As described in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014):
A. test accommodations and modifications should be documented in test reports.
B. test accommodations (but not modifications) should be documented in test reports.
C. test modifications (but not accommodations) should be documented in test reports.
D. neither test accommodations nor modifications need to be documented in test
reports. ANSWERS A
You have been hired by a large online auction site to assist with its hiring procedure for
tech support jobs by administering and scoring psychological tests and using their
results to make hiring recommendations. The human resource manager tells you that
the psychologist who previously had your job administered a personality test to
applicants and that she would like you to continue administering the test because it
provided useful information about the applicants. As an ethical psychologist, you should:
A. agree to include the personality test and give its results to the manager but base your
recommendations on the other tests you choose.
B. use the personality test to assist with your hiring recommendations but describe the
potential limitations of the test in your report.
C. agree to include the test only if it has been validated as a selection technique for jobs
requiring the skills required by the tech support ANSWERS C
During her second therapy session with Dr. Simone, a cognitive-behavioral therapist,
Millie tells him that she has been seeing another psychologist for therapy for nearly
three months. As an ethical psychologist, Dr. Simone will:
A. explain to Millie that it would be inappropriate to see her in therapy while she's seeing
another therapist.
B. discuss with Millie the potential problems of seeing two therapists at the same time
and let her decide what she wants to do.
C. contact the other therapist after obtaining Millie's consent to do so to help determine
the best course of action.
Answers
You receive a request for information about a former client of yours from the APA's
Ethics Committee which it needs for its investigation of a complaint the client has filed
against you. You:
A. can refuse to provide the information if doing so will violate your right against self-
incrimination.
B. can refuse to provide the information if doing so is likely to be harmful to the client.
C. must cooperate with the request as long as the client has signed an authorization to
release confidential information.
D. must cooperate with the request whether or not the client has signed an authorization
to release confidential information. ANSWERS C
The receptionist at the mental health clinic where you work tells you she's concerned
about the behavior of another psychologist who works at the clinic. When she describes
the behavior to you, you believe it violates ethical requirements. You:
A. may ignore the violation if you believe it hasn't caused or is not likely to cause
substantial harm.
B. may ignore the violation if you believe it's not likely to occur again.
C. should discuss the matter with the involved client(s) to confirm that an ethical
violation has actually occurred.
D. should attempt to resolve the situation informally by talking to the psychologist if it
seems appropriate to do so.
Back to resultsPrevious AnswerNext Answer ANSWERS D
When psychologists think their own personal problems may impair their ability to
provide therapy in a competent manner, the best course of action is to:
A. obtain the professional help they need to resolve their personal problems.
B. suspend their work activities until their personal problems have been resolved.
C. seek consultation to determine whether to limit or suspend their work-related
activities.
D. monitor their effectiveness by seeking feedback from clients about their satisfaction
with therapy. ANSWERS C
Dr. Schneider's new clients are a single mother and her two daughters, ages 13 and 15.
The family moved to the United States from Venezuela six years ago and they were
referred to therapy by the high school counselor because the girls are having problems
with their peers and teachers. Although both daughters are fluent in English, the mother
is not, and the oldest daughter has volunteered to translate for her mother since Dr.
Schneider does not speak Spanish. Having the daughter act as a translator:
A. is acceptable since she's receiving therapy with her mother.
B. is acceptable as long as the daughter is fluent in both Spanish and English.
, C. is acceptable as long as Dr. Schneider has had experience working with a translator.
D. is not acceptable. ANSWERS D
You've just been asked to provide mental health services to residents of a small town
who have been traumatized by a shooting at the elementary school. To be consistent
with ethical requirements, you should provide the requested services:
A. only if you have relevant training and experience.
B. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as you're able to
obtain appropriate consultation while providing the services.
C. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as alternative
services are unavailable and you inform clients of their options during the informed
consent process.
D. even if you don't have relevant training and experience as long as alternative
services are unavailable and you discontinue providing services when the emergency
ends or appropriate services become available. ANSWERS D
As described in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014):
A. test accommodations and modifications should be documented in test reports.
B. test accommodations (but not modifications) should be documented in test reports.
C. test modifications (but not accommodations) should be documented in test reports.
D. neither test accommodations nor modifications need to be documented in test
reports. ANSWERS A
You have been hired by a large online auction site to assist with its hiring procedure for
tech support jobs by administering and scoring psychological tests and using their
results to make hiring recommendations. The human resource manager tells you that
the psychologist who previously had your job administered a personality test to
applicants and that she would like you to continue administering the test because it
provided useful information about the applicants. As an ethical psychologist, you should:
A. agree to include the personality test and give its results to the manager but base your
recommendations on the other tests you choose.
B. use the personality test to assist with your hiring recommendations but describe the
potential limitations of the test in your report.
C. agree to include the test only if it has been validated as a selection technique for jobs
requiring the skills required by the tech support ANSWERS C
During her second therapy session with Dr. Simone, a cognitive-behavioral therapist,
Millie tells him that she has been seeing another psychologist for therapy for nearly
three months. As an ethical psychologist, Dr. Simone will:
A. explain to Millie that it would be inappropriate to see her in therapy while she's seeing
another therapist.
B. discuss with Millie the potential problems of seeing two therapists at the same time
and let her decide what she wants to do.
C. contact the other therapist after obtaining Millie's consent to do so to help determine
the best course of action.
