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Which of the following statements about the minimum education and training requirements to practice clinical psychology is correct?


A) Upon receiving their Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, including the successful completion of a one-year supervised internship, candidates can be eligible to become licensed clinical psychologists.
B) In order to become a licensed clinical psychologist, the candidate must, in addition to a one-year supervised internship during the doctoral program, have six months post-doctoral supervised practice experience.
C) In order to become a licensed clinical psychologist, the candidate must have, in addition to a one-year supervised internship during the doctoral program, a full year of post-doctoral supervised practice experience.
D) While all clinical psychologists are encouraged to take continuing education credits yearly to keep up with the latest information in their field, there is no formal requirement.

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If a psychologist is faced with a task or situation he or she does not feel he or she has sufficient training and experience in to be able to competently perform, what is the best thing for that person to do first?


A) Try to access relevant research that provides general guidelines.
B) Tell his or her supervisor that this is an area where the psychologist has insufficient expertise.
C) Delegate the job to a more experienced coworker.
D) Review another psychologist's file, hoping to find information about what the worker did in a similar situation.

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Under what circumstances can a psychology training supervisor charge the trainee for supervision services?


A) Never.
B) In a clinic, but not private practice.
C) In private practice, but not in a clinic.
D) In either a clinic or private practice.

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Candidates who have fulfilled all the requirements to become licensed clinical psychologists except post-doctoral supervised experience may be granted a provisional license. For how long is a provisional license to practice psychology generally granted?


A) 6 months, maximum.
B) 6 months, renewable one time.
C) 1 year, maximum.
D) 1 year, renewable one time.

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Which of the following aspects of a clinical psychologist's job is given the least amount of attention in college and university doctoral clinical psychology programs?


A) Assessment
B) Intervention
C) Research Design
D) Supervision and Management

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What do the majority of psychology supervisees tend to do when they observe what they perceive as unethical behavior on the part of their supervisor?


A) Keep it to themselves.
B) Open up to their supervisor about their concerns.
C) Share their concerns with a trusted friend or colleague.
D) Report the perceived violation to someone with authority.

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Psychologists who are training supervisors must keep supervision records pertaining to their supervisees for what period of time?


A) One year after the supervision period has ended.
B) Two years after the supervision period has ended.
C) Three years after the supervision period has ended.
D) Five years after the supervision period has ended.

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Which of the following personality characteristics seems to be most associated with effective performance for both supervisees working as therapists and the clinical psychologists who are their supervisors?


A) Empathy
B) Assertiveness
C) Being direct and straightforward
D) Close attention to detail

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When one psychologist believes that another psychologist might have acted in violation of the APA Ethics Code, but there is no evidence of substantial harm to anyone as a result of the alleged violation, what do you think should be the first course of action?


A) Attempt to resolve the matter with the individual whose conduct is being questioned.
B) Report the alleged violation to one's immediate supervisor.
C) Report the alleged violation to the department or office manager.
D) File a formal complaint with the appropriate investigatory committee.

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How should supervisors of clinical psychologists handle sensitive issues that may be difficult to talk about?


A) Avoid talking about them with supervisees unless absolutely necessary and then only minimally.
B) Talk about them with supervisees if they are relevant to the services being provided.
C) Let the supervisee be the one to determine how much discussion is appropriate. If the supervisee wants to talk about the topic, talk; if the supervisee doesn't, then don't talk.
D) Encourage talking about sensitive issues openly, assuring the supervisee that no subject is off limits.

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Catherine Case has recently landed her first position as a clinical psychologist trainee. She was one of four simultaneously hired trainees at an outpatient family treatment center. The other three were all Afro-American, as was the supervising psychologist, Dr. Blackwell. The office manager was Afro-American as well. Dr. Case was the only white worker of the bunch. When it came time for Dr. Blackwell to give his four new trainees their first formal evaluations, he gave two of the three black trainees the highest rating, 5, in every category of performance, and both Dr. Case and the remaining black trainee no rating in any category higher than 3. Dr. Case complained to the office manager that the ratings were racially biased. In the absence of any further information, what would be your conclusion?


A) The fact that one of the Afro-American workers also did not receive superior ratings is proof that Dr. Case was rated fairly and that her argument is without merit.
B) Dr. Blackwell is reluctant to give those workers who are Afro-American, like himself, less than stellar ratings regardless of their performance.
C) Dr. Blackwell may have rated Dr. Case unfairly if the one black trainee who got the unfavorable rating was really doing marginal work and Dr. Case was doing superior work.
D) Dr. Case was rated unfairly because she was the only trainee who was white.

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