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  1. Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'reactance' in psychology?

    Answer: A motivational state to restore perceived freedom when it is threatened

    Reactance (Brehm, 1966) is a motivational response to the perceived threat or elimination of a behavioral freedom, often resulting in doing the opposite of what is demanded.

  2. A psychologist is conducting research and obtains verbal consent from participants. According to APA ethical standards, when is verbal consent alone acceptable?

    Answer: When research involves anonymous questionnaires with no more than minimal risk

    APA standards permit waiving written consent in research involving minimal risk, such as anonymous surveys, where signing would be the only identifier.

  3. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally developed primarily to treat which population?

    Answer: Clients with chronic suicidality and borderline personality disorder

    Marsha Linehan developed DBT specifically for chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder, integrating cognitive-behavioral techniques with acceptance strategies.

  4. In a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, Block 1 contains demographic variables and Block 2 adds clinical predictors. The R² change from Block 1 to Block 2 tells you:

    Answer: The unique variance explained by the clinical predictors over and above demographics

    The R² change (ΔR²) in hierarchical regression indicates the additional variance in the outcome explained by the new block of predictors after accounting for prior blocks.

  5. According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages, the primary conflict for adolescents (ages 12–18) is:

    Answer: Identity vs. role confusion

    Erikson's fifth stage, identity vs. role confusion, centers on adolescents forming a coherent sense of self and personal identity.

  6. A client presents with persistent sadness, hypersomnia, increased appetite, and leaden paralysis that has lasted 3 weeks. Which DSM-5 specifier is most appropriate for this presentation?

    Answer: With atypical features

    Atypical features specifier in DSM-5 is characterized by mood reactivity plus at least two of: weight gain/increased appetite, hypersomnia, leaden paralysis, or rejection sensitivity.

  7. Which of the following statistical tests is most appropriate to compare mean scores of three or more independent groups?

    Answer: One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)

    One-way ANOVA is the appropriate test for comparing means across three or more independent groups while controlling the familywise error rate.