Exam I Questions Eppp

Front 1

You have been asked to serve as a fact witness by your client's attorney. When asked in court, do you offer an opinion?

Back 1

No. Expert witnesses offer opinions. Fact witness can give opinion only if ORDERED by court and then opinion must be qualified by statement about limitations of opinion.

Front 2

Who was the author of the Doll study which found that African American kids preferred white dolls and labelled black dolls 'bad'?

Back 2

Kenneth and Mamie Clark. Cited during Brown vs. Board of Ed. segregation case.

Front 3

If asked by a custodial parent, should a psychologist who is working with a child in therapy render an opinion in a custody hearing?

Back 3

No. The evaluative relationship would be a dual relationship given the existing therapeutic relationship.

Front 4

Name two treatments for migraine headaches that have shown some positive outcomes.

Back 4

Autogenic training (relaxation training with auto-suggestion) and thermal biofeedback (individual is given info about their skin temperature).

Front 5

Results of Wernicke's aphasia:

Back 5

Affects comprehension (Wernicke's area is in temporal lobe/auditory cortex). Related difficulties with spoken and written language, and anomia (can't recall words).

Front 6

Results of Broca's aphasia:

Back 6

Difficulty expressing language and therefore also difficulty repeating what others have said.

Front 7

Damage to arcuate fasciculus results in what problem?

Back 7

Conduction aphasia

Front 8

Results of conduction aphasia:

Back 8

Difficulty repeating what one has heard.

Front 9

What is the relationship between group heterogeneity and correlation coefficient?

Back 9

The more heterogeneous the group (i.e. the wider the variability), the higher the coefficient will be.

Front 10

How would a supervisor counter the effects of social loafing?

Back 10

Make individual's jobs more challenging, and provide individual recognition.

Front 11

An animal can be killed in research by a psychologist when:

Back 11

"when it is appropriate, done rapidly, w/effort to minimize pain" - from Ethical Standards (animals in research).

Front 12

A researcher presents a "V" on the screen. The most common incorrect response was : A, B, W, or X?

Back 12

The most common error was "B" suggesting that short term information is ususally stored acoustically

Front 13

In normal aging, which type of memory is most affected? Semantic, episodic, or procedural?

Back 13

Episodic -- memory of specific events including autobiographical memories.

Front 14

What neurotransmitter is associated with Tourette's disorder?

Back 14

Dopamine.

(others studies show links to serotonin and norepinephrine)

Front 15

Does job enrichment increase job performance?

Back 15

Yes, for quality not quantity of performance. Also results in some increase in satisfaction, lower absentee and turnover, particularly for young well educated, high Ach types.

Front 16

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome -- what is it?

Back 16

Rare but potentially lethal effect of neuroleptic (Clozaril/Clozapine) antipsychotics. Muscle rigidity, tachycardia, sweating, hyperthermia, altered consciousness.

Front 17

The number of values free to vary in a statistical calculation is called:

Back 17

Degrees of freedom

Front 18

What is the statistical calculation for the variability of scores called?

Back 18

Variance

Front 19

R squared indicates what?

Back 19

Improvement in the ability to predict scores using the regression line.

Front 20

When a predictor of a selection test is raised, what is the result?

Back 20

Fewer people are selected overall. Fewer OVERALL true AND false positives, but raised potential for true positives.

Front 21

Implicit (procedural)memory involves which brain structures?

Back 21

Basal ganglia
ventral thalamus
premotor cortex

Front 22

Explicit (semantic, episodic)memory involves which brain structures?

Back 22

Hippocampus
medial thalamus
prefrontal cortex

Front 23

In factor analysis, oblique rotation is preferred when?

Back 23

When underlying traits are believed to be dependent

Front 24

Carbamazepine: What's the trade name and when might it be used instead of lithium?

Back 24

Tegretol. (Anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer). Better for rapid cycling and dysphoric mania.

Front 25

Which has a faster onset of action, litium or carbamazepine?

Back 25

Carbemazapine.

Front 26

What is functional amnesia?

Back 26

Retrograde amnesia, especially for autobiographical information. (Also called psychogenic amnesia). Distinct from organic amnesias.

Front 27

Locke and Latham's Goal Setting Theory

Back 27

-Specific, challenging goals lead to higher performance (linear relationship btwn goal and performance)
-intention, direction, effort, and persistence mediate performance

Front 28

What is the operant conditioning model of depression?

Back 28

Person is on a prolonged extinction schedule -- has not had access to reinforcement.

Front 29

Are personnel selection techniques focusing on "person-organization fit" effective?

Back 29

Mixed. Have positive effects on individual satisfaction, productivity, but may have negative effects on organization long term

Front 30

Delayed recall of specific events is first evident in children at what age?

Back 30

13 months (just at walking)

Front 31

How does maternal employment affect children's cognitive development and academic achievement?

Back 31

Generally is a positive effect. Negative effect when mother wants to work but is staying at home. (This result is mediated by "maternal conflict")

Front 32

How is clozapine (Clozaril) presumed to affect schizophrenia?

Back 32

Helps balance dopamine and norepinephrine (paranoid schiz may have high levels of norepinephrine).

Front 33

What are the sub-types of ADHD

Back 33

i. combined type
ii. predominantly inattentive type
iii. predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type

Front 34

What are some ways to control for the effects of an extraneous variable?

Back 34

-blocking
-matching
-ANCOVA

Front 35

What are organic causes of mood disorder?

Back 35

-hallucinogens and PCP
-hypo, hyperthyroidism (endocrine disorders)
-carcinoma of pancreas
-viral illness
-stroke

Front 36

What are the minimum and maximum values o the standard error of measurement?

Back 36

0 and the standard deviation of test scores.

Front 37

What is the assumption of homoscedasticity?

Back 37

In regression equation, the variability of Y scores is equal throughout the range of X scores.

Front 38

Symptoms of memory impairment, faulty judgement and impaired concentration would most likely result from damage to which part of the brain?

Back 38

Temporal lobe. (Note inclusion of memory with judgment and concentration which would otherwise indicate frontal lobe).

Front 39

Should you agree to enroll the child of a friend in your workshop on learning study skills?

Back 39

No. Dual relationship.

Front 40

Difference between agnosia and aphasia?

Back 40

Agnosia is loss of ability to recognize or comprehend, usually nonverbal. Aphasia is when lack of ability is in the verbal domain.

Front 41

What are the findings from the social psychology study called the Prisoner's Dilemma?

Back 41

In the situation where cooperation leads to moderate rewards for both and competition leads to winner-takes-all, people compete.

Front 42

What is Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome?

Back 42

Model of reaction to stress:

Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

Front 43

Guttman scale

Back 43

Attitude scale where agreement with any item implies agreement with lower-level items (i.e. "I like eating ice cream" implies agreement with "I like some dairy foods")