1. Regarding recent developments in the profession which of the following is true: In recent years, there have been more applicants for clinical psychology internship than slots available; Recent and future developments regarding managed care and psychothearpay will probably result in training programs favoring target assessments and brief empirically supported treatments; all the above; none of the above
  2. Researchers show participants one of several short films that vary in the extent to which they provoke anger and measure the heart rates of each participant immediately after each film. This research method is best described as: A series of case studies; unsystematic observation; controlled observation; naturalistic observation
  3. If epidemiological studies link depression with alcohol consumption, it can be concluded that: alcohol causes depression; depression causes alcoholism; all the above; none of the above
  4. An r statistic of -.85 suggest that: as one variable goes up, the other variable goes up; the two variables are unrelated to each other; on average, the first variable is .85 less than the second variable; as one variable goes up, the other variable goes down.
  5. ____is a statistical method that utilizes many separate correlations in order to determine which variable change in concert and thus can be considered functionally realted: Longitudinal correlation; factor analysis; multiple baseline correlation; scatterplots analysis
  6. A clinical psychologist assess a client’s behavior using an objective test and finds that the score on the test is outside of the range in which 98% of scores fall. The psychologist concludes that the client behavior is abnormal. The psychologist conclusion is based upon the definition of abnormality that emphasizes: experience of distress; disability or dysfunction; conformity to norms; all of the above.
  7. Which of the following example is most clearly abnormal according to the “subjective distress” definition of abnormality: A mean, callous supervisor who remains unaware that his/her employees hate him/her; librarian whose religious hallucinations are interfering with her ability to work; a child whose IQ is measured below the cutoff point for mental retardation; a high-functioning accountant who feels depressed about several aspects of his/her life
  8. According to the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology: a vulnerability or predisposition is necessary and sufficient to develop psychopathology; environment stress and vulnerability or predisposition are both required to develop psychopathology; possessing a diathesis for a disorder gurantees its eventual occurrence; all human beings are born with the same likelihood of developing a particular disorder
  9. A professionally executed interview conducted by a clinical psychologist should not include among its goals: the establishment of rapport; emotion release; personal satisfaction for the interviewer; improvement in psychological symtoms
  10. The reliability of an interview is typically evaluated in terms of: the extent to which the client leaves the interview feeling the interviewer is a reliable mental health professional; the level of agreement between at least two interviews who evaluate the same client; the level of agreement between two evaluations of the same client conducted by the same interviewer at different points in times; the extent to which the interviewer measures what it intends to measure
  11. An interview designed to measure depression includes questions about cognitive and emotional aspects, but no questions about physiological aspects. The interview clearly has imperfect__validity: predictive; content; discriminant; concurrent
  12. In general, the__of an intel test is the extent to which it measures what it is supposed to measure: split-half reliability; validity; reliability; none of the above
  13. If an intel test administer to 6th graders correlates strongly with the high school GPA of these students, it can be concluded that the test has high___validity: concurrent; predictive; all of the above; none of the above
  14. The definition of intel test has been universally accepted: equates intel with adaption to the environment; equates intel with the ability to learn or “educability.”; equates intel with abstract (or symbolic) thinking; does not exist.
  15. IQ scores tend to more stable over time for___than for____: adults/children; children/adults; males/females; females/males
  16. On most intel tests, the average IQ score is: 50; 100; 150; none of the above
  17. In real clinical settings, intel tests are frequently used to: estimate overall intelligence; predict academic success; appraise learning/problem solving style; all of the above
  18. Which of the following assessments procedures is used at least “occasionally” by the largest percentage of clinical psychologist: MMPI-2; TAT; Rorschach; Sentence Completion Methods
  19. The original MMPI included items that: were deemed by experts in the field to be relevant to a particular scale; were answered differently by individuals who had particular diagnoses that by individuals with no diagnoses; all of the above; none of the above
  20. The purpose of the validity scales of the MMPI-2 is: to detect malingering, response sets, or carelessness in test taking; to provide a global measure of psycholpathology across diagnostic categories; to measure the similarity between an examinee’s test taking attitude to his/her attitude during a previous administration; none of the above
  21. APA ethical standards assert that psychologist employ only techniques or procedures that are: objective; within their competence; published; widely accepted by professional in the field
  22. Dr. Thomas is a behavioral clinical psychologist who is conducting an assessment of a child whose parents and teachers think he may be diagnosable with Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Dr Thomas focus during these assessments is probably on: oppositionality and defiance as personality traits within the child; the childs underlying need for attention that may mediate disruptive behavior; the things the child does that are viewed by others as oppositional and defiant; unconscious wishes for discipline that the child is defending against
  23. Behavioral assessment, as compared to traditional assessment: views behaviors as signs of underlying personality traits; emphasizes enduring personality characteristics; values assessments tools that produce good samples of behavioral tendencies; A and C
  24. The advantage of self-monitoring is that it: can help clients translate vague, global complaints into specific behaviors to be changed; prevents clients from distorting their observcations; all of the above; none of the above
  25. Behavioral clinicians typically regard patient data as: irrelevant; samples; correlates; signs
  26. Clinical psychologist who specialize in___will probably see a dramatic increase in opportunities as a result of managed care: health psychology; private practice; personality assessment; all of the above
  27. Interviews conducted by a computer, as opposed to those conducted by a clinician: are specifically labeled as unethical in the most recent APA code of ethics; are more comfortable for some clients; have not yet been developed, but are expected to rise in a few years; are often hacked
  28. Research regarding the reliability and validity of the WAIS-IV has generally concluded that the test is: reliable and valid; reliable but invalid; valid but unreliable; unreliable and invalid
  29. Computers are increasingly used to administer and interpret assessment procedures because they often: cut costs; enhance clients attention and motivation; standardize procedures across clinicians; all of the above
  30. Behavioral assessments takes place: before treatment begins; before, during and after treatment; after treatment; before and after treatment