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16. Sabrina Jones takes her 7-year-old daughter Tina to a psychologist for a consultation upon the dual recommendation of Tina’s teacher and the school guidance counselor. Tina was referred because she is inattentive in class and, in addition, one day yelled at her teacher, “I hate you!” Midway through the psychological consultation, Mrs. Jones abruptly declares “I can’t take any more of your stupid questions. Tina, let’s go,” at which point they leave the psychologist’s office together. What should the psychologist do next?
  1. File a report with Child Protective Services because the parent is refusing help for her child and thereby putting the child at risk.
  2. Prepare a report to the person or organization making the consultation referral, indicating what happened.
  3. Write a follow-up letter to Mrs. Jones advising her to reconsider the decision not to explore therapy and urging her to call her office to schedule another appointment.
  4. Not do anything unless contacted by the referring source, asking for the psychologist’s findings.
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17. When the problem behavior is clearly on the child’s part, without any evidence that the parents in any way contributed to it, why would the parents still be given an appointment for a consultation with the psychologist?
  1. To be better informed about what the psychologist can do to help their child and what the parents can do to facilitate and maintain their child’s progress.
  2. To have a definite diagnosis so they will stop blaming themselves for their child’s problem.
  3. To authorize the psychologist to expedite getting their child’s class or school changed.
  4. To make sure the psychologist is doing his or her job properly and not wasting funds on unnecessary tests.
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18. There are four distinct stages of sleep. Sleepwalking or Somniloquy takes place during which stage of sleep?
  1. Stage N1
  2. Stage N2
  3. Stage N3
  4. None of the above
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19. Developmental psychologists have proposed two kinds of change: qualitative and quantitative. Proponents of quantitative change believe that development is gradual and continuous. Which of the following psychologists adheres to this belief?
  1. Piaget
  2. Case
  3. Kohlberg
  4. Erikson
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20. Research on delinquency and aggression in children and teenagers points to one major source of these social problems. Patterson’s coercion model of aggression presents three steps that lead to delinquency. What is the first step of this model?
  1. Observing coercive behavior in parents
  2. Observing coercive behavior of peers
  3. Peer rejection due to conduct problems
  4. Observing coercive behavior on television
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