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PsychologyTesting and MeasurementPsychological TestingPractice Set 2488
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Question 1
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The term "pecking order" was coined by Schjelderup-Ebbe in 1921 who observed that hens seemed to
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peck in a certain order prior to and just after dominance displays.
become depressed when defeated in dominance contests.
pecked with increasing frequency on a random interval schedule.
stopped scavenging for food when placed on a liquid diet.
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Question 2
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According to the social rank theory of depression,someone who is depressed
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is less likely to compete for resources and status.
is likely to be both anxious and depressed.
is likely to be preoccupied with others who are perceived as more powerful.
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Question 3
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Which is an argument that does NOT support an evolutionary view of disorder?
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Klein's argument that we really do not know "proper evolutionary function."
Behavior labeled "disordered" may actually be the result of disease.
Behavior labeled "disordered" may actually be the result of malingering.
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Question 4
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From April 2010 to December 2011,field trials were conducted in academic medical centers as well as smaller clinical practices for the purpose of
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testing the clinical utility of an evolutionary view of disorder.
evaluating the psychometric soundness of a revised diagnostic manual.
exploring the validity of focused meditation as an alternative to hypnotic interviews.
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Question 5
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The psychiatrist and philosopher Karl Jaspers wrote that "there is no sharp line to be drawn between different types,nor between what is healthy and what is not." As cited in your text,this quote was a reference to a potential problem with
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a dimensional approach to personality disorder.
overlapping criteria for the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
a proposed Personality Disorder Trait Specified diagnosis.
a categorical approach to personality disorder.
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Question 6
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The authors of the DSM-V addressed the criticism that its predecessor,DSM-IV
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was not sufficiently biopsychosocial in orientation.
had insufficient validity studies to support its use.
had failed to include hypocondriasis as a disorder.
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Question 7
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An interview procedure similar to a hypnotic interview but without the hypnotic induction is
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the mental status examination.
the stress interview.
the cognitive interview.
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Question 8
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A relatively new interview technique,similar to the hypnotic interview entails
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focused meditation.
collaborative evaluation.
insightful recollection.
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Question 9
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As cited in Chapter 14 of your text,case history data was used to support the view that
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a rhesus monkey is capable of experiencing anxiety disorder and depression.
racial intolerance can lead to a number of debilitating psychosomatic conditions.
exposure to Christian Science predisposed one patient to an obsessive disorder.
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Question 10
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The most widely used test to measure the severity of depression is
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the MMPI.
the BDI-II.
the MCMI-III.
the SADS.
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Question 11
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In the excerpt from the Meet an Assessment Professional essay published in the text,Dr.Joel Goldberg provides an account of how one incident made him appreciate the great power of psychological tests.In his account,which test did Dr.Goldberg cite?
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the Rorschach
the TAT
the MMPI
the CESD-R
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Question 12
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As compared to Medicare,psychological services offered through managed care tend to have
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greater pre-authorization requirements.
higher rates of reimbursement.
less support from members of allied fields.
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Question 13
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The MAC was a scale derived from the MMPI that was constructed to aid in differentiating
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appetite-disordered from non-appetite disordered patients.
marijuana-abusing from non-marijuana-abusing patients.
alcoholic from non-alcoholic patients.
Burger King from McDonald food junkies.
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Question 14
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The legal term mens rea refers to one's
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"lack of awareness."
"clean slate."
"pureness of motives."
"guilty mind."
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Question 15
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Competence to stand trial has largely to do with understanding the charges against the defendant and being able to assist in one's own defense.The "understand and assist" requirement is an extension of the constitutional prohibition against trial
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a posteriori.
nolo contendere.
in absentia.
mens rea.
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Question 16
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Many measures may be used to evaluate competency to stand trial.Which of the following is NOT such a measure?
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the RCRAS
the ECST-R
the MacCAT-CA
the FIT
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Question 17
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What is commonly referred to as profiling is referred to by the FBI as
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criminal psychological analysis.
criminal psychoanalysis.
criminal investigative analysis.
investigative psychological analysis.
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Question 18
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At the core of profiling is the assumption that perpetrators of serial crimes leave at their crime scenes
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physical evidence.
psychological evidence.
philosophical evidence.
business cards.
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Question 19
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According to Wakefield's "harmful dysfunction" definition of mental disorder,a disorder must
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involve symptoms that are present in more than one setting.
involve the dysfunction of some internal mechanism selected by evolution to perform a specific task.
be free of any value judgments.
be free of culturally specific value judgments.
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Question 20
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An interview in which the interviewee is given a wide latitude to interact with the interviewer is called a
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hypnotic interview.
elaborative interview.
structured interview.
collaborative interview.
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