Psych 101 Reading Quizzes 9-16

The Boulder Model and Vail Model are:

approaches to the training of clinical and counseling psychologists

Any type of formal evaluation of a client, typically through the use of standardized tests and interview techniques, is known as:

assessment

According to your textbook, the core activities of I/O psychologists are:

consultation, administration, and research

In using research to gain knowledge, psychologists allow ___________ to answer their questions

data

A(n) ________________ degree is the minimum entry-level degree for both research and applied positions in neuropsychology

doctoral

Although educational psychologists study a variety of topics, they are most likely to focus on:

instructional methods, factors in student learning, and environmental variables that affect learning

Neuropsychology is considered an interdisciplinary field bc:

it combine psychology, biology, chemistry, and health sciences

Which of the following is true with regard to salaries for neuropsychologists?

medical school settings pay somewhat higher than traditional university settings

As a part of a group project in his Careers in Psych course, Jeremy is interviewing a clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Humphries. Jeremy asks Dr. Humphries where most clinical neuropsychologists work. How should Dr. Humphries respond?

"employment settings for clinical neuropsychologists are fairly equally divided among hospital-medical centers, private practice, and a combo of hospitals and private practice

About ____ of clinical and counseling psychologists are employed in private practice immediately following graduation

9%

Who accredits doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psych?

APA

If you complete a Master's and are accepted to a doctoral program you:

will probably not receive course credit for master's work with the exception of perhaps a few courses that are highly similar

Is research experience important for students who apply to graduate programs in health psychology?

yes

You need to get doctorate degree to become an educational psychologist

yes

Does the name of the program matter?

yes - the program name reflects the focus and orientation of the program

Advice for preparing for grad school

"You should try to take some courses outside of psych, like biology, and anatomy and physiology."

According to your textbook, technological advances have led to rapid changes in work and the ways that companies conduct business. What are those changes?

Employees can work from home, some jobs are eliminated, and some jobs are created

T/F All graduate programs in school psych strongly emphasize research

False

T/F Guidance counselors are more likely than school psychologists to focus on helping students who are experiencing the most significant problems relative to their learning and education School psych and guidance counseling are essentially the same career fields Both guidance counseling and school psych require doctorate training

False

T/F If you graduate with a Master's in some field of psych you can call yourself a psychologist

False

T/F Maria has just graduated with her bachelor's in psych and has accepted a job as a research assistant at a local university. Eventually she should be able to oversee research projects and apply for grants to fund research projects.

False

T/F Neuropsychology focuses primarily on adults

False

Nan has a doctoral degree in I/O psych and manages the human resources department of a large marketing research firm. Is she required to be licensed?

No - the work she does would not constitute the "practice of psych"

Jeremy, Greg, and Kelly all graduated from the same doctoral program in cognitive psych and have the same number of years of experience. Jeremy works for a gov agency, Greg works at a university, and Kelly works for a corporation in the private sector. Who is likely to have the highest salary?

Kelly

Fen would like to become a clinical health psychologist. In order for her to practice in the field of health psychology, your textbook recommends that she:

Seek an APA-accredited clinical or counseling doctoral program that emphasizes, provides a track in, or conducts significant research in health psych; become licensed by a state board of psychology; seek post-licensure board certification through the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology

Completion of ____________ is/are required to become a clinical neuropsychologist

a doctoral program, a predoctoral internship, and a postdoctoral training

Bryce took the kinesiology path to his graduate education in exercise and sport psych. As a result, he is most likely to be employed in:

a research setting

There is currently:

a shortage of school psychologists, and this trend is expected to continue into the near future

The most common employment settings for exercise and sport psychologists are:

academic settings and private clinical practice

In terms of graduate education in school psych, there is a trend toward:

an increasing number of students seeking the specialist degree and a decreasing number of students seeking the doctoral degree

In school psych, a specialist degree is:

an intermediate level of training that falls between a master's degree and a doctoral degree

There are 2 types of research in the research-intensive subfields of psychology. They are:

basic and applied

Research articles go through the peer review process:

before it is published

Health psychology is guided by a __________ framework

biopsychosocial

Neuropsychology focuses on the:

central nervous system

Two branches of neuropsychology are:

clinical and experimental

According to your textbook, salaries for clinical health psychologists are comparable to:

clinical, counseling, and school psychologists

Dr. Clark studies factors that interfere with attention. She is most likely a

cognitive psychologist

For health psychologists who focus on research:

colleges and universities are the primary work setting

Peggy is an I/O psychologist. If she is like most I/O psychologists, then ______________ is a major focus of her career

consultation

Lizz is an I/O psychologist who provides her expertise to organizations in exchange for compensation. This process is known as:

consulting

Compare salaries of consulting firm and business

consulting firm higher

Two aspects that your textbook describes as particularly important in preparing for graduate training in neuropsychology are:

coursework and research experience

In recent decades the divide between "industrial psych" and "organizational psych" has:

decreased

According to your textbook the 2 broad themes in developmental psychology are that:

development occurs across the lifespan and that development is viewed from a global perspective (e.g., what happens developmentally in one culture may not occur the same way in another culture)

For research and applied positions in exercise and sport psych, the entry-level degree is typically a:

doctoral degree

The majority of I/O psychologists have:

doctoral degrees

According to your textbook, pediatric neuropsychologists are increasingly receiving referrals from other pediatric care providers for issues such as:

drug abuse and dependence, HIV/AIDS, toxin exposure

Dr. Halliman is a psychologist whose work focuses on methods of teaching and instruction as well as how students learn. She is most likely a(n):

educational psychologist

Dr. Murray conducts research focused on the use of tech in teaching middle school students. She is most likely a(n):

educational psychologist

Most psychologists focus on ________ during their careers

either basic or applied research

Dr. Ramaniah is a neuropsychologist who has been asked to conduct an assessment to determine a patient's baseline functioning. This type of assessment:

essentially shows where a patient started -- his or her level of functioning before treatment/intervention

Jerry is an I/O psychologist, and he has been asked by a well-known toy manufacturing company to develop and implement a system for evaluating employee performance. The first step in this process would be to:

establish the criteria that the company considers important for its employees

Which of the following are the research-intensive subfields described in your textbook?

experimental, cognitive, developmental, social, and biopsychology

Your textbook describes jobs related to neuropsychology that an individual could pursue with a bachelor's degree in psychology: social science research assistants, occupational therapist aides, rehabilitation counselors, health educators. In the next 10 years these jobs are expected to:

grow faster or much faster than average

The overlap between cognitive psychology and other disciplines (e.g., education, computer science):

has grown in recent years

In general, clinical and counseling psychologists:

have resisted the development of terminal master's degree programs in clinical and counseling psych due to a concern over reduced training standards

According to the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), the subfield of exercise and sport psychology can be divided into 3 interrelated areas:

health and exercise, social, and performance enhancement/intervention area

Which is the most accurate statement?

health psychology conceptualizes health as being influenced by biological factors, psychological factors, and sociocultural factors

The social psych area of exercise and sport psych focuses primarily on:

players/teams, coaches, and spectators

Currently, most mental health issues are treated in:

primary care settings

Treats mental health problems, went to medical school and postgraduate training, uses medication and therapy to treat clients. Most likely a:

psychiatrist

Your textbook describes 2 training paths for becoming an exercise or sport psychologist:

psychology and kinesiology

Which path toward graduate training in exercise and sport psychology is more likely to lead to the possibility of becoming licensed?

psychology path

The primary method for disseminating info on new developments in the field of exercise and sport psych is/are:

publication in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals

According to your textbook, _______________ is the foundation upon which all of health psychology is built

research

According to your textbook, most developmental psychologists are focused on:

research, but increasing numbers of them also pursue applied endeavors

He describes his work as "improving students' well-being by addressing problems that interfere with their education". He's most likely a(n):

school psychologist

Your textbook mentions 2 issues that are having a significant impact the fields of educational and school psych. They are:

shifts in the availability of funding and advances in technology

Educational psychologists are most likely to be ____________, while school psychologists are most likely to be __________________

theorists and researchers; practitioners

Clinical psychology and counseling psychology emphasize the integration of:

theory, science, and practice

Which research-intensive field would be best for a job in advertising or sales

social psych

According to the Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology, postdoctoral education and training in neuropsychology should be equal to at least:

2 full-time years

Which of the following is not considered one of the seven core activities for parapsychologists?

Consultation, consumer protection, and assessment

What are doctoral programs in I/O psych like?

Coursework will be heaviest at the beginning of her program. As she advances through the program, she will engage in more independent study and supervised experiences in research or applies activities.

The abbreviation "PsyD" means:

Doctor of Psychology

Mandy is an undergraduate psychology major who plans to apply to graduate programs with a neuropsychology focus. According to your textbook, what psych course would be particularly important for Mandy to excel in?

Stats, cognitive psych, physiological psych

Which of the following is a problem that health psychologists do not typically work with?

Stress, alcohol/drug problems, infertility

T/F A doctoral degree is the entry-level degree for both research and practice careers in health psychology

True

T/F Educational psychologists tend to pursue research careers; school psychologists tend to pursue applied/practice careers

True

T/F In most states, a doctoral level I/O psychologist is required to be licensed if their work is considered to be "the practice of psych"

True

T/F In some states psychologists can prescribe psychotropic medication if they have received additional training

True

T/F Master's and doctoral training programs in I/O psych emphasize research methods and statistical analysis

True

Marcia is completing her doctoral program in clinical psychology and plans to re-locate to Louisiana at the end of her training. She would like to open a private practice and be able to prescribe psychotropic medication. She will need to:

Undergo specialized training, receive extensive supervised experience, and pass a national certification exam

Currently psychologists who have received additional training and supervision and passed a certification exam can prescribe psychotropic medication:

in NM and Louisiana only

The "Education for All Handicapped Children Act" is significant to the field of school psych bc:

it places new demand s on schools to assess and respond to the needs of students who might be experiencing some type of disability

What are most exercise and sport psychologists in academe?

kinesiology

Parity refers to:

legislation requiring equal coverage for medical and mental health care

I/O psych is one of the highest paying subfields largely bc:

many I/O psychologists work in consulting firms or private practices

Which of the following is not one of the 6 competencies outlined in the Tempe Summit Report?

marketing and advocacy

The US Surgeon General's Office concluded that:

mortality in the US is influenced by behavioral factors

___________ focuses on the workplace, or the behavior of a company as a whole

organizational psych

APA states that the "focus of clinical health psych is at the juncture of:

physical and emotional illness

Who establishes the rules, requirements, and guidelines for licensure?

states

According to Gurung (2013), health psych focuses on 3 major areas; they are:

stress and coping; health behaviors; issues in health care

According to your textbook, there are 2 main types of master's degrees in the research-intensive subfields of psych. They are:

terminal and nonterminal

What organization accredits specialist programs in school psych?

the National Association for School Psychologists (NASP)

The roots of health psychology go back to ____________, but APA did not recognize health psych as specialty area until ________________

the mid 1900s; 1997

According to your textbook, research careers in psych typically involve high expectations for productivity (e.g. acquiring grants, meeting deadlines) This can be especially challenging bc:

the research process is unpredictable

Models like cognitive-behavioral theory that guide how a psychologist thinks about human behaviors, how those behaviors develop, and how those behaviors can be changed, are best know as:

theoretical orientations