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Question 1

It’s not until about ____ years of age that most children express more favorable attitudes towards members of their own ethnic group or racial group than members of other groups.

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Psychoanalyst Adolph Stern provided the first organized clinical description of BPD. Of the ten basic characteristics he identified, which did he consider primary?

Answer 2

Narcissism

Question 3

For most children, expressions of pride, shame, and guilt are first evident by ___ months of age.

Answer 3

30

Question 4

Use of which of the following substances is not likely to produce a substance induced psychotic disorder?

Answer 4

Opioids

Question 5

According to ___, gender role development involves developing conceptual frameworks (schemas) of masculinity and femininity as the result of sociocultural experiences.

Answer 5

Bern

Question 6

Kochanska and Knaack (2003) conclude that effortful control is an important contributor to the early development of conscience. Their research found that effortful control becomes a stable, coherent trait by __ months of age.

Answer 6

33-45

Question 7

The aspect of memory that is capable of storing a very large amount of info for a very brief period of time is referred to as ___ memory.

Answer 7

Sensory

Question 8

To be consistent with ethical requirements, when a psychologist realizes that a dual relationship is unavoidable, the psychologist should

Answer 8

Take reasonable steps to resolve the issue in a way that best protects the interests of the affected person

Question 9

For members of minority groups, long term exposure to racial oppression is most likely to result in

Answer 9

Attempting to earn acceptance by acquiring material goods and other signs of status

Question 10

A movie viewer is most likely to say he feels uncomfortable in a crowded theater when the movie is

Answer 10

A boring documentary

Question 11

The best overall conclusion that can be drawn about dual relationships in forensic settings is that psychologists should

Answer 11

Avoid them when they are inconsistent

Question 12

The physiological response known as long term potentiation takes place in the

Answer 12

Hippocampus

Question 13

Henry Stack Sullivan’s interpersonal approach to psychiatry identifies what as the primary cause of psychopathology?

Answer 13

Excessive anxiety

Question 14

As defined by Piaget, a ___ circular reaction occurs when a baby’s action gets a pleasurable or interesting response from another person or object, which then leads the baby to repeat the action.

Answer 14

Secondary

Question 15

Studies suggest that the ___ of OCD are similar across cultures

Answer 15

Prevalence rates, age of onset, gender distribution, and comorbidity

Question 16

The endoplasmic reticulum is involved in

Answer 16

Transporting proteins and fata

Question 17

Patterson focuses on the family in describing the origins of aggression in children. Specifically, he relates high aggressiveness in children to

Answer 17

Coercive exchanges between the parent and child

Question 18

As described in the DSM-5, level of severity of Alcohol Use Disorder and other SUDs is based on

Answer 18

Number of symptoms

Question 19

Sex therapy has been most successful in treating

Answer 19

Premature ejaculation.

Question 20

What test would be useful for assessing IQ of a 12 year old with limited English proficiency?

Answer 20

Raven Standard Progressive Matrices

Question 21

According to Berscheid and Walster’s 2-factor theory of love, love is the result of

Answer 21

Physiological arousal and a label for it

Question 22

During your first session with a Japanese client, your goals are to normalize the client’s problems and instill a sense of hope. According to Sue and Zane, these goals are:

Answer 22

Examples of giving

Question 23

Which of the following drugs are most effective for individuals who receive a diagnosis of MDD with atypical features?

Answer 23

MAOIs or SSRIs

Question 24

Lisa Baumgartner’s longitudinal research identified a six phase process for incorporating a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS into one’s identity. The final phase is:

Answer 24

Integration

Question 25

The routing subtests for the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales are

Answer 25

Object series/matrices and vocabulary

Question 26

From a psychoanalytic perspective, a phobia is

Answer 26

An externalization of a forbidden impulse

Question 27

Which aspect of memory is most negatively impacted by increasing age in adulthood?

Answer 27

Secondary memory/long-term memory

Question 28

In adolescence, sibling relationships usually become

Answer 28

Less emotionally intense and more distance

Question 29

___ inhibition occurs when the ability to remember new information is impaired by previously acquired information

Answer 29

Proactive

Question 30

The stages of change model identifies two factors as the primary predictors of successful transition from one stage to the next. They are:

Answer 30

Perceived self-efficacy and decisional balance

Question 31

Research on the jigsaw classroom supports findings of

Answer 31

Sherif's Robber's Cave Study

Question 32

The James-Lange theory of emotions emphasizes the role of

Answer 32

visceral and muscular reactions

Question 33

In the context of the Rorschach test, form quality indicates

Answer 33

The degree of congruence between the response and reality

Question 34

The neurotransmitter glutamate is responsible for what in relation to alcohol use

Answer 34

The effects of alcohol on cognitive abilities

Question 35

Ho recommended the use of what approach when working with African American clients?

Answer 35

Ecostructural

Question 36

In adults, the early motor symptoms of Huntington's disease most often involve

Answer 36

repetitive movements in the extremities and face

Question 37

According to Gerald Patterson, what is a key contributor to conduct disorder?

Answer 37

Parents' childrearing skills

Question 38

Administering all combinations of tasks in different orders to different subgroups of subjects is what kind of research design

Answer 38

Counterbalanced

Question 39

What research design is useful for controlling potential effects of a confounding organismic variable on the results of a research study when participants scores on that variable are known at the start?

Answer 39

Randomized block

Question 40

Restlessness, psychomotor agitation, flushed face, diuresis, rambling speech, and muscle twitching are suggestive of what?

Answer 40

Caffeine intoxication

Question 41

An anglo-American therapist with an internal locus of control and internal locus of responsibility is most likely to experience problems when working with an African American client who has an:

Answer 41

Internal locus of control and external locus of responsibility

Question 42

In comparison to bilateral ECT, unilateral ECT to the right hemisphere:

Answer 42

Produces less anterograde amnesia for verbal and nonverbal tasks

Question 43

Vygotsky viewed the "self-talk" of young children as

Answer 43

A means of self-guidance and self-instruction

Question 44

Research on cigarette smoking has found that:

Answer 44

On average, men gain 6 lbs and women gain 8 lbs after they quit

Question 45

According to Margaret Mahler's object relations theory, the development of a sense of self is the result of separation-individuation processes that begin at about ___ months of age.

Answer 45

4-5 (able to lean away from caregiver and scan environment)

Question 46

Papez's circuit is involved in:

Answer 46

Control of emotions and acquiring new memories (pathway of the limbic system)

Question 47

In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, research by Kenneth and Mamie Clark was used to support the argument that:

Answer 47

School segregation contributes to negative self-image among African American children

Question 48

An African-American adult in which stage of Cross's Black Racial Identity Development Model denigrates all aspects of white culture while idealizing all aspects of African American culture?

Answer 48

Immersion-emersion

Question 49

When treating a patient with delirium, a priority is to identify and then treat or remove its cause. In addition, it is important to:

Answer 49

Keep the patient in a quiet room where he/she can be monitored by staff/family

Question 50

What type of design is useful in a situation where it would be unethical to withdraw treatment just for the purpose of confirming effects?

Answer 50

Multiple baseline

Question 51

Is it permissible to use hypnotically induced testimony in legal proceedings?

Answer 51

Yes, in some jurisdictions under specific conditions (e.g. when corroborating evidence is available)

Question 52

What drug would be useful for reducing neuropathic pain?

Answer 52

Amitriptyline

Question 53

When compared to older adults with chronic pain, younger adults:

Answer 53

Report more pain intensity and more depression symptoms

Question 54

The average correlation coefficient for IQ for a parent and biological child when the child is reared by the parent is:

Answer 54

.40

Question 55

Perry and colleagues suggested that highly aggressive children:

Answer 55

Show little remorse after hurting another child

Question 56

A practitioner of Roger's client-centered therapy would use the Q-sort technique to

Answer 56

Evaluate progress in therapy (assesses congruence between self and ideal self)

Question 57

According to Piaget, which is a necessary prerequisite for reversibility?

Answer 57

Symbolism

Question 58

Studies looking at the impact of gender on reactions to crowding have found that

Answer 58

Women cope better with crowding in laboratory conditions and men cope better with crowding in residential settings

Question 59

A sudden loud noise would elicit which reflex from a one-month old infant?

Answer 59

Moro

Question 60

Second-generation (atypical) antipsychotics like clozapine and risperidone are (what neurotransmitter action)

Answer 60

serotonin-dopamine antagonists