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Based on the results of their review of research on relational
aggression, Voulgaridou and Kokkinos (2015) concluded that
studies have consistently found adolescent boys engage in more
_____ aggression, but have provided ____ results about
gender differences in relational aggression.
✓✓ physical; mixed
In adulthood, ____ memory is most negatively affected by
increasing age while ____ memory is relatively unaffected.
✓✓ secondary; primary
The F scale of the MMPI provides information on...
✓✓ overreporting of psychological symptoms
The reliability index is an estimate of the correlation between
actual observed scores and theoretical true scores and is
calculated by..
✓✓ taking the square root of the reliability coefficient
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are similar to actual
epileptic seizures in terms of symptoms but are due to
psychological distress. Which of the following is considered
most useful for distinguishing PNES from actual seizures?
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✓✓ video EEG
A _____ can be used to visually summarize the nominal data
collected in a research study
✓✓ bar graph
Which of the following is not one of the core symptoms
identified in the DSM-5 for neurocognitive disorder with Lewy
bodies?
A: fluctuating cognition that involves changes in attention and
executive functions
B: recurrent and detailed visual hallucinations
C: compulsive/ritualistic behaviors
D: spontaneous features of parkinsonism
✓✓ compulsive/ritualistic behaviors
Mr. Olson can't stand it when his son, Alex, teases his little
sister and, whenever he does so, Mr. Olson yells at Alex. Over
time, Mr. Olson finds that he has to yell louder and more often
to get Alex to stop teasing his sister. In this situation, Mr.
Olson's yelling is being controlled by:
✓✓ negative reinforcement
A therapist accepted a small gift from a 65-year-old Chinese
therapy client because he was concerned that rejecting the gift
might have caused the client to "lose face." The therapist's
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acceptance of the gift is most consistent with which of the
General Principles contained in the APA's Ethics Code?
✓✓ beneficence/nonmaleficence and respect
Based on the results of their meta-analysis of the research,
Khoury and his colleagues (2013) conclude that mindfulness-
based therapy (MBT) is ____ effective for treating
psychological disorders than physical/medical conditions
✓✓ more
The earliest time in fetal development when the fetus has a
good chance of survival outside the womb is referred to as the
age of viability. The age that marks the lower limit of viability is
generally considered to be ________ weeks after conception.
✓✓ 22
Baddeley's (2000) multi-component model of working
memory describes the episodic buffer as being responsible for:
✓✓ integrating new verbal and visual information with
information in long-term memory
A meta-analysis of research on organizational commitment by
Meyer and his colleagues (2002) led them to conclude that
__________ commitment has the strongest and most
favorable correlations with attendance, performance, and other
job-related outcomes.
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✓✓ affective
Wolpe's use of __________ to reduce experimental neurosis
in cats led to his development of systematic desensitization to
treat phobic anxiety in humans.
✓✓ reciprocal inhibition
Research participants are asked to memorize a list of unrelated
words and then immediately recall the words in any order.
Most likely, the participants will recall:
✓✓ words from the beginning and end of the list about equally
well and better than words from the middle of the list
Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an
evidence-based therapy that's used to treat:
✓✓ children and adolescents who have experienced sexual
abuse or other trauma
When using Meichenbaum's (1977) self-instructional training
to help impulsive children control their behaviors while
completing certain tasks, the initial step of training involves
which of the following?
✓✓ cognitive modeling
model that identifies the components of the treatment process
and the levels at which each component can be applied
EPPP Sample Exam Qs Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers for Accuracy
Based on the results of their review of research on relational
aggression, Voulgaridou and Kokkinos (2015) concluded that
studies have consistently found adolescent boys engage in more
_____ aggression, but have provided ____ results about
gender differences in relational aggression.
✓✓ physical; mixed
In adulthood, ____ memory is most negatively affected by
increasing age while ____ memory is relatively unaffected.
✓✓ secondary; primary
The F scale of the MMPI provides information on...
✓✓ overreporting of psychological symptoms
The reliability index is an estimate of the correlation between
actual observed scores and theoretical true scores and is
calculated by..
✓✓ taking the square root of the reliability coefficient
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are similar to actual
epileptic seizures in terms of symptoms but are due to
psychological distress. Which of the following is considered
most useful for distinguishing PNES from actual seizures?
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✓✓ video EEG
A _____ can be used to visually summarize the nominal data
collected in a research study
✓✓ bar graph
Which of the following is not one of the core symptoms
identified in the DSM-5 for neurocognitive disorder with Lewy
bodies?
A: fluctuating cognition that involves changes in attention and
executive functions
B: recurrent and detailed visual hallucinations
C: compulsive/ritualistic behaviors
D: spontaneous features of parkinsonism
✓✓ compulsive/ritualistic behaviors
Mr. Olson can't stand it when his son, Alex, teases his little
sister and, whenever he does so, Mr. Olson yells at Alex. Over
time, Mr. Olson finds that he has to yell louder and more often
to get Alex to stop teasing his sister. In this situation, Mr.
Olson's yelling is being controlled by:
✓✓ negative reinforcement
A therapist accepted a small gift from a 65-year-old Chinese
therapy client because he was concerned that rejecting the gift
might have caused the client to "lose face." The therapist's
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acceptance of the gift is most consistent with which of the
General Principles contained in the APA's Ethics Code?
✓✓ beneficence/nonmaleficence and respect
Based on the results of their meta-analysis of the research,
Khoury and his colleagues (2013) conclude that mindfulness-
based therapy (MBT) is ____ effective for treating
psychological disorders than physical/medical conditions
✓✓ more
The earliest time in fetal development when the fetus has a
good chance of survival outside the womb is referred to as the
age of viability. The age that marks the lower limit of viability is
generally considered to be ________ weeks after conception.
✓✓ 22
Baddeley's (2000) multi-component model of working
memory describes the episodic buffer as being responsible for:
✓✓ integrating new verbal and visual information with
information in long-term memory
A meta-analysis of research on organizational commitment by
Meyer and his colleagues (2002) led them to conclude that
__________ commitment has the strongest and most
favorable correlations with attendance, performance, and other
job-related outcomes.
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✓✓ affective
Wolpe's use of __________ to reduce experimental neurosis
in cats led to his development of systematic desensitization to
treat phobic anxiety in humans.
✓✓ reciprocal inhibition
Research participants are asked to memorize a list of unrelated
words and then immediately recall the words in any order.
Most likely, the participants will recall:
✓✓ words from the beginning and end of the list about equally
well and better than words from the middle of the list
Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an
evidence-based therapy that's used to treat:
✓✓ children and adolescents who have experienced sexual
abuse or other trauma
When using Meichenbaum's (1977) self-instructional training
to help impulsive children control their behaviors while
completing certain tasks, the initial step of training involves
which of the following?
✓✓ cognitive modeling
model that identifies the components of the treatment process
and the levels at which each component can be applied
