Question 1

Why are "stress interviews" generally not appropriate in clinical settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upsetting patients/clients may result in malpractice claims. 
B)  Anxious interviewees are less likely to disclose personal information. 
C)  Most psychologists are unable to correctly conduct stress interviews. 
D)  Stress interviews are only used in criminal investigations. 
A)  Upsetting patients/clients may result in malpractice claims. 
B)  Anxious interviewees are less likely to disclose personal information. 
C)  Most psychologists are unable to correctly conduct stress interviews. 
D)  Stress interviews are only used in criminal investigations. B

Question 2

The statement,"Yes,I see" might best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  probing. 
B)  verbatim playback. 
C)  transitional. 
D)  clarification. 
A)  probing. 
B)  verbatim playback. 
C)  transitional. 
D)  clarification. C

Question 3

An open-ended question

Accepted Answer

A)  requires the interviewee to produce something spontaneously. 
B)  usually can be answered specifically. 
C)  have the disadvantage of limiting the topics. 
D)  generally requires the person to recall something. 
A)  requires the interviewee to produce something spontaneously. 
B)  usually can be answered specifically. 
C)  have the disadvantage of limiting the topics. 
D)  generally requires the person to recall something. A

Question 4

What two types of statements go just beyond the interviewee's response?

Accepted Answer

A)  clarification and transition 
B)  clarification and summarizing 
C)  clarification and verbatim playback 
D)  paraphrasing and restatement 
A)  clarification and transition 
B)  clarification and summarizing 
C)  clarification and verbatim playback 
D)  paraphrasing and restatement

Question 5

Which of the following is an open-ended question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Are you having problems? 
B)  Is your father strict? 
C)  What kinds of recreation do you enjoy? 
D)  Would you like to visit Paris? 
A)  Are you having problems? 
B)  Is your father strict? 
C)  What kinds of recreation do you enjoy? 
D)  Would you like to visit Paris?

Question 6

By replacing "why?" statements with "tell me" or "how?" statements,an interviewer can occasionally make wise use of ____ statements.

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluative 
B)  judgmental 
C)  probing 
D)  hostile 
A)  evaluative 
B)  judgmental 
C)  probing 
D)  hostile

Question 7

Social facilitation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the phenomenon that we tend to act like the models around us. 
B)  a method of interviewing. 
C)  the best method of psychotherapy. 
D)  a method of enhancing human relationships. 
A)  the phenomenon that we tend to act like the models around us. 
B)  a method of interviewing. 
C)  the best method of psychotherapy. 
D)  a method of enhancing human relationships.

Question 8

Which level is interchangeable with the interviewee's statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  level 1 
B)  level 2 
C)  level 3 
D)  level 5 
A)  level 1 
B)  level 2 
C)  level 3 
D)  level 5

Question 9

Clarification statements

Accepted Answer

A)  serve to clarify the interviewee's response. 
B)  remain very close to the meaning of the interviewee's response. 
C)  may add to the interviewee's response. 
D)  all of these 
A)  serve to clarify the interviewee's response. 
B)  remain very close to the meaning of the interviewee's response. 
C)  may add to the interviewee's response. 
D)  all of these

Question 10

Susan just stated that she hates her brother.Which of the following statements is likely to keep the conversation flowing?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Hating is wrong." 
B)  "I very much doubt that you actually hate him." 
C)  "I hated my brother when I was your age." 
D)  "You are angry with your brother." 
A)  "Hating is wrong." 
B)  "I very much doubt that you actually hate him." 
C)  "I hated my brother when I was your age." 
D)  "You are angry with your brother."

Question 11

Kaplan and Saccuzzo recommend the use of direct questioning at the end of an evaluation interview under particular circumstances.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  The interviewee is a verbal adult and capable of responding. 
B)  The data can be obtained in no other way. 
C)  Time is limited and the interviewer needs specific information. 
D)  The interviewee cannot or will not cooperate. 
A)  The interviewee is a verbal adult and capable of responding. 
B)  The data can be obtained in no other way. 
C)  Time is limited and the interviewer needs specific information. 
D)  The interviewee cannot or will not cooperate.

Question 12

This type of interview begins with an open-ended question with the interviewer "listening,facilitating,and clarifying."

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation 
B)  employment 
C)  mental status 
D)  case history 
A)  evaluation 
B)  employment 
C)  mental status 
D)  case history

Question 13

What is a special type of interview used primarily to diagnose psychosis,brain damage,and other major mental health problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral evaluation. 
B)  psychoanalytic interview. 
C)  mental status examination. 
D)  client-centered session. 
A)  behavioral evaluation. 
B)  psychoanalytic interview. 
C)  mental status examination. 
D)  client-centered session.

Question 14

The tendency to judge on the basis of one outstanding characteristic is called

Accepted Answer

A)  general standoutishness. 
B)  halo effect. 
C)  negative discrimination. 
D)  judgmental observation. 
A)  general standoutishness. 
B)  halo effect. 
C)  negative discrimination. 
D)  judgmental observation.

Question 15

The reciprocal nature of interviewing means

Accepted Answer

A)  the participants of an interview do not influence each other's mood. 
B)  the participants of an interview are interdependent upon and influence each other. 
C)  an interview involves high activity among both participants. 
D)  if the interviewer is tense and anxious,the interviewee will tend to calm down. 
A)  the participants of an interview do not influence each other's mood. 
B)  the participants of an interview are interdependent upon and influence each other. 
C)  an interview involves high activity among both participants. 
D)  if the interviewer is tense and anxious,the interviewee will tend to calm down.

Question 16

Some of the foreign-based corporations in Hong Kong require their employees who transfer to Hong Kong to learn something about the culture and the language,even though English is commonly spoken.These businesses are clearly concerned with errors associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-cultural bias. 
B)  using the local work force. 
C)  the halo effect. 
D)  social facilitation. 
A)  cross-cultural bias. 
B)  using the local work force. 
C)  the halo effect. 
D)  social facilitation.

Question 17

Maloney and Ward suggest that an interviewer listen,facilitate,and clarify during the initial phases in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  structured clinical interview. 
B)  evaluation interview. 
C)  case history interview. 
D)  mental status examination. 
A)  structured clinical interview. 
B)  evaluation interview. 
C)  case history interview. 
D)  mental status examination.

Question 18

Which level of communication indicates only a superficial level of awareness of the meaning of a statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  level 1 
B)  level 2 
C)  level 3 
D)  level 4 
A)  level 1 
B)  level 2 
C)  level 3 
D)  level 4

Question 19

Which of the following differentiates between an interview and psychological tests in general?

Accepted Answer

A)  how they are evaluated 
B)  whether they are administered individually or in groups 
C)  whether there is a standardized format 
D)  their importance for gathering information in clinical settings 
A)  how they are evaluated 
B)  whether they are administered individually or in groups 
C)  whether there is a standardized format 
D)  their importance for gathering information in clinical settings

Question 20

Select the best response,according to your text,to the statement,"My physics teacher yelled at me in front of the whole class."

Accepted Answer

A)  Why did he do that? 
B)  That's embarrassing. 
C)  You should report him. 
D)  Don't worry; he yells at everyone. 
A)  Why did he do that? 
B)  That's embarrassing. 
C)  You should report him. 
D)  Don't worry; he yells at everyone.

Exam 8: Interviewing Techniques

Why are "stress interviews" generally not appropriate in clinical settings?

The statement,"Yes,I see" might best be described as

An open-ended question

What two types of statements go just beyond the interviewee's response?

Which of the following is an open-ended question?

By replacing "why?" statements with "tell me" or "how?" statements,an interviewer can occasionally make wise use of ____ statements.

Social facilitation refers to

Which level is interchangeable with the interviewee's statement?

Clarification statements

Susan just stated that she hates her brother.Which of the following statements is likely to keep the conversation flowing?

Kaplan and Saccuzzo recommend the use of direct questioning at the end of an evaluation interview under particular circumstances.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

This type of interview begins with an open-ended question with the interviewer "listening,facilitating,and clarifying."

What is a special type of interview used primarily to diagnose psychosis,brain damage,and other major mental health problems?

The tendency to judge on the basis of one outstanding characteristic is called

The reciprocal nature of interviewing means

Some of the foreign-based corporations in Hong Kong require their employees who transfer to Hong Kong to learn something about the culture and the language,even though English is commonly spoken.These businesses are clearly concerned with errors associated with

Maloney and Ward suggest that an interviewer listen,facilitate,and clarify during the initial phases in a(n)

Which level of communication indicates only a superficial level of awareness of the meaning of a statement?

Which of the following differentiates between an interview and psychological tests in general?

Select the best response,according to your text,to the statement,"My physics teacher yelled at me in front of the whole class."

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