Question 1

Research has found that parents and adolescents __________ on the presenting problem of the adolescent.

Accepted Answer

A) never agree 
B) rarely agree 
C) usually agree 
D) almost always agree 
A) never agree 
B) rarely agree 
C) usually agree 
D) almost always agree B

Question 2

Interpersonally oriented psychodynamic case formulations are likely to focus on __________________ process-experiential formulations are likely to focus on ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunctional relationship styles; environmental factors 
B) dysfunctional relationship styles; emotional processing and insight 
C) emotional processing and insight; dysfunctional relationship styles 
D) emotional processing and insight; environmental factors 
A) dysfunctional relationship styles; environmental factors 
B) dysfunctional relationship styles; emotional processing and insight 
C) emotional processing and insight; dysfunctional relationship styles 
D) emotional processing and insight; environmental factors B

Question 3

Belief in the law of small numbers is a common decision-making bias that occurs when a psychologist trusts

Accepted Answer

A) the results of a large research sample over a small sample. 
B) information obtained from a small sample of patients over larger research samples. 
C) information from colleagues over research results. 
D) the results of a small research sample as long as several studies have been conducted. 
A) the results of a large research sample over a small sample. 
B) information obtained from a small sample of patients over larger research samples. 
C) information from colleagues over research results. 
D) the results of a small research sample as long as several studies have been conducted. B

Question 4

A psychologist notices that many of his/her clients who are experiencing infertility report high levels of stress.S/he concludes that stress levels are interfering with their ability to conceive a child and recommends a program of relaxation.This is an example of decision-making that is affected by:

Accepted Answer

A) inferring causation from correlation. 
B) a biopsychosocial model. 
C) a diathesis stress model. 
D) a self-serving bias. 
A) inferring causation from correlation. 
B) a biopsychosocial model. 
C) a diathesis stress model. 
D) a self-serving bias.

Question 5

When interpreting results from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 MMPI-2),psychologists typically begin by examining scores on the

Accepted Answer

A) main MMPI-2 code types. 
B) clinical scales. 
C) various reliability scales. 
D) validity scales. 
A) main MMPI-2 code types. 
B) clinical scales. 
C) various reliability scales. 
D) validity scales.

Question 6

Clinical case formulation is especially helpful in that it:

Accepted Answer

A) provides a way of understanding the connections between a patient's various problems. 
B) predicts the patient's future functioning if treatment is not sought and how this functioning will be different if treatment is successful. 
C) provides alternative treatment options to consider if the initial treatment is unsuccessful. 
D) all of the above. 
A) provides a way of understanding the connections between a patient's various problems. 
B) predicts the patient's future functioning if treatment is not sought and how this functioning will be different if treatment is successful. 
C) provides alternative treatment options to consider if the initial treatment is unsuccessful. 
D) all of the above.

Question 7

Maria is driving in traffic,when suddenly another car cuts her off.She mutters to herself "That driver is a nasty person,why can't s/he learn to drive?" This overestimation of the influence of personality traits and underestimation of the influence of situational effects on another person's behaviour is known as

Accepted Answer

A) inferring causation from correlation. 
B) a fundamental attribution error. 
C) a hindsight bias. 
D) an affect heuristic. 
A) inferring causation from correlation. 
B) a fundamental attribution error. 
C) a hindsight bias. 
D) an affect heuristic.

Question 8

The MMPI-2 "code type" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) highest score on the clinical scales. 
B) highest two scores on the clinical scales. 
C) highest four scores on the clinical scales. 
D) score from the validity scales. 
A) highest score on the clinical scales. 
B) highest two scores on the clinical scales. 
C) highest four scores on the clinical scales. 
D) score from the validity scales.

Question 9

Which potential factors)should a psychologist be mindful of in evaluating the accuracy of a client's self-reported experiences and/or behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A) The social desirability of the event that is being recalled. 
B) If it is a psychosocial event that is being recalled. 
C) If there is litigation involved in the assessment. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The social desirability of the event that is being recalled. 
B) If it is a psychosocial event that is being recalled. 
C) If there is litigation involved in the assessment. 
D) All of the above.

Question 10

Judgments that are systematically different from what a person should conclude based on logic or probability are known as _______,whereas mental shortcuts that make decision-making easier and faster but often lead to less accurate decisions are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) heuristics; biases 
B) cognitive vulnerabilities; biases 
C) biases; heuristics 
D) biases; cognitive vulnerabilities 
A) heuristics; biases 
B) cognitive vulnerabilities; biases 
C) biases; heuristics 
D) biases; cognitive vulnerabilities

Question 11

Camille obtains an extremely high score on the Beck Depression Inventory II BDI-II)and then obtains a less extreme score when she takes the test two weeks later.This could potentially be explained by the

Accepted Answer

A) hindsight bias. 
B) fundamental attribution error. 
C) anchoring and adjustment heuristic. 
D) regression to the mean. 
A) hindsight bias. 
B) fundamental attribution error. 
C) anchoring and adjustment heuristic. 
D) regression to the mean.

Question 12

De Los Reyes et al.2009)compared maternal and teacher reports of child disruptive behaviours and found that in reporting disruptive behaviours:

Accepted Answer

A) mothers were consistently more accurate than were teachers. 
B) teachers were consistently more accurate than were mothers. 
C) depending on the context of the behaviour,both mothers and teachers were equally accurate. 
D) neither mothers nor teachers were consistently accurate. 
A) mothers were consistently more accurate than were teachers. 
B) teachers were consistently more accurate than were mothers. 
C) depending on the context of the behaviour,both mothers and teachers were equally accurate. 
D) neither mothers nor teachers were consistently accurate.

Question 13

Smith and colleagues' 2007)survey of opinions regarding providing assessment feedback found that most psychologists,regardless of type of assessment,believed that feedback promoted clients'

Accepted Answer

A) improved understanding of their problems. 
B) enhanced motivation to follow recommendations that resulted from the assessment. 
C) feeling better. 
D) all of the above. 
A) improved understanding of their problems. 
B) enhanced motivation to follow recommendations that resulted from the assessment. 
C) feeling better. 
D) all of the above.

Question 14

Research on the use of biases and heuristics has shown that clinicians tend to over-predict the violence of

Accepted Answer

A) black psychiatric inpatients and male patients. 
B) black prison inmates and female patients. 
C) white prison inmates and female patients. 
D) white prison inmates and male patients. 
A) black psychiatric inpatients and male patients. 
B) black prison inmates and female patients. 
C) white prison inmates and female patients. 
D) white prison inmates and male patients.

Question 15

A psychologist should understand the impact of diagnostic status on global psychosocial functioning for a client because ________________ an individual who receives one or more diagnoses will not be able to function across many life domains.

Accepted Answer

A) in nearly every case 
B) in the majority of cases 
C) it does not necessarily mean that 
D) in very few cases 
A) in nearly every case 
B) in the majority of cases 
C) it does not necessarily mean that 
D) in very few cases

Question 16

The approach to psychological assessment in which clients are actively encouraged to participate in discussions about the reasons for the assessment,the results of the testing,and how the assessment data should be integrated and interpreted is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) therapeutic model of assessment. 
B) collaborative model of evaluation. 
C) client-focused model of assessment. 
D) client-driven model of evaluation. 
A) therapeutic model of assessment. 
B) collaborative model of evaluation. 
C) client-focused model of assessment. 
D) client-driven model of evaluation.

Question 17

In preparing a treatment plan,a psychologist must consider the

Accepted Answer

A) reason for referral and problem identification. 
B) aims and goals of treatment. 
C) strategies for the planned treatment. 
D) all of the above. 
A) reason for referral and problem identification. 
B) aims and goals of treatment. 
C) strategies for the planned treatment. 
D) all of the above.

Question 18

Research conducted by Halford et al.2002),which compared the daily records of a couple's life with a recalled description about that same week provided at a later date,revealed that couples with low relationship satisfaction reported the week's relationship events in overly negative terms.This suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) the accuracy of retrospective recall is relatively realistic. 
B) the accuracy of retrospective recall can be influenced by external factors. 
C) couples low in relationship satisfaction are better attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction. 
D) couples low in relationship satisfaction are less attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction. 
A) the accuracy of retrospective recall is relatively realistic. 
B) the accuracy of retrospective recall can be influenced by external factors. 
C) couples low in relationship satisfaction are better attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction. 
D) couples low in relationship satisfaction are less attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction.

Question 19

In situations in which there is low agreement between different raters of an individual's behaviour,the psychologist ought to rely most heavily on

Accepted Answer

A) parents of the individual referred. 
B) the individual referred exclusively. 
C) romantic partners of the individual referred. 
D) will vary depending upon behaviour assessed. 
A) parents of the individual referred. 
B) the individual referred exclusively. 
C) romantic partners of the individual referred. 
D) will vary depending upon behaviour assessed.

Question 20

The advantages)of the written report following an assessment is that it

Accepted Answer

A) provides integrated information to the agency,professional,or client that was the focus of the assessment. 
B) serves as a record of the assessment that can be referred to subsequently,potentially as a document used for legal purposes. 
C) provides a record of the client's functioning prior to an intervention,which is crucial in accurately determining the impact of any intervention. 
D) all of the above. 
A) provides integrated information to the agency,professional,or client that was the focus of the assessment. 
B) serves as a record of the assessment that can be referred to subsequently,potentially as a document used for legal purposes. 
C) provides a record of the client's functioning prior to an intervention,which is crucial in accurately determining the impact of any intervention. 
D) all of the above.

Research has found that parents and adolescents __________ on the presenting problem of the adolescent.

Interpersonally oriented psychodynamic case formulations are likely to focus on ____ process-experiential formulations are likely to focus on .

Belief in the law of small numbers is a common decision-making bias that occurs when a psychologist trusts

A psychologist notices that many of his/her clients who are experiencing infertility report high levels of stress.S/he concludes that stress levels are interfering with their ability to conceive a child and recommends a program of relaxation.This is an example of decision-making that is affected by:

When interpreting results from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 MMPI-2),psychologists typically begin by examining scores on the

Clinical case formulation is especially helpful in that it:

The MMPI-2 "code type" refers to the

Which potential factors)should a psychologist be mindful of in evaluating the accuracy of a client's self-reported experiences and/or behaviours?

Judgments that are systematically different from what a person should conclude based on logic or probability are known as _,whereas mental shortcuts that make decision-making easier and faster but often lead to less accurate decisions are known as __.

Camille obtains an extremely high score on the Beck Depression Inventory II BDI-II)and then obtains a less extreme score when she takes the test two weeks later.This could potentially be explained by the

De Los Reyes et al.2009)compared maternal and teacher reports of child disruptive behaviours and found that in reporting disruptive behaviours:

Smith and colleagues' 2007)survey of opinions regarding providing assessment feedback found that most psychologists,regardless of type of assessment,believed that feedback promoted clients'

Research on the use of biases and heuristics has shown that clinicians tend to over-predict the violence of

A psychologist should understand the impact of diagnostic status on global psychosocial functioning for a client because ________________ an individual who receives one or more diagnoses will not be able to function across many life domains.

The approach to psychological assessment in which clients are actively encouraged to participate in discussions about the reasons for the assessment,the results of the testing,and how the assessment data should be integrated and interpreted is known as the:

In preparing a treatment plan,a psychologist must consider the

In situations in which there is low agreement between different raters of an individual's behaviour,the psychologist ought to rely most heavily on

The advantages)of the written report following an assessment is that it

The Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Adults and Couples

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Health Psychology, clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

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Exam 9: Assessment Integration and Clinical Decision-Making

Research has found that parents and adolescents __________ on the presenting problem of the adolescent.

Interpersonally oriented psychodynamic case formulations are likely to focus on __________________ process-experiential formulations are likely to focus on ______________.

Belief in the law of small numbers is a common decision-making bias that occurs when a psychologist trusts

When interpreting results from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 MMPI-2),psychologists typically begin by examining scores on the

Clinical case formulation is especially helpful in that it:

The MMPI-2 "code type" refers to the

Which potential factors)should a psychologist be mindful of in evaluating the accuracy of a client's self-reported experiences and/or behaviours?

Judgments that are systematically different from what a person should conclude based on logic or probability are known as _______,whereas mental shortcuts that make decision-making easier and faster but often lead to less accurate decisions are known as ________.

Camille obtains an extremely high score on the Beck Depression Inventory II BDI-II)and then obtains a less extreme score when she takes the test two weeks later.This could potentially be explained by the

De Los Reyes et al.2009)compared maternal and teacher reports of child disruptive behaviours and found that in reporting disruptive behaviours:

Smith and colleagues' 2007)survey of opinions regarding providing assessment feedback found that most psychologists,regardless of type of assessment,believed that feedback promoted clients'

Research on the use of biases and heuristics has shown that clinicians tend to over-predict the violence of

A psychologist should understand the impact of diagnostic status on global psychosocial functioning for a client because ________________ an individual who receives one or more diagnoses will not be able to function across many life domains.

The approach to psychological assessment in which clients are actively encouraged to participate in discussions about the reasons for the assessment,the results of the testing,and how the assessment data should be integrated and interpreted is known as the:

In preparing a treatment plan,a psychologist must consider the

In situations in which there is low agreement between different raters of an individual's behaviour,the psychologist ought to rely most heavily on

The advantages)of the written report following an assessment is that it

The Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Adults and Couples

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Health Psychology, clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

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Interpersonally oriented psychodynamic case formulations are likely to focus on ____ process-experiential formulations are likely to focus on .

Judgments that are systematically different from what a person should conclude based on logic or probability are known as _,whereas mental shortcuts that make decision-making easier and faster but often lead to less accurate decisions are known as __.