Free Ohio Board of Psychology Oral Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1A supervisor is deciding why oversight is required when an unlicensed trainee provides psychological services. Which purpose is expressly stated in Ohio's supervision rule?

   1. A. To protect the welfare of clients receiving services from the supervisee
   2. B. To transfer the supervisor's license authority permanently to the supervisee
   3. C. To let the supervisee select clients without supervisory review
   4. D. To replace professional oversight with agency administrative review

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Ohio's rule lists the purpose "To protect the welfare of clients receiving psychological services from a supervisee." Therefore client welfare, not a transfer of authority, is the stated purpose.

   Reference: Rule 4732-13-02 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-13-02(A)

2. 2The Ohio Board sends a psychologist a written inquiry about compliance with a rule. What is the outside limit for the psychologist's written response?

   1. A. Sixty days
   2. B. Thirty days
   3. C. Ninety days
   4. D. One hundred twenty days

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A license holder must respond within a reasonable period "not to exceed sixty days."

   Reference: Rule 4732-17-01 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-17-01(A)(5)

3. 3An unlicensed person advertises services using a title that implies expertise in psychology. Which statutory definition is implicated?

   1. A. Psychologist
   2. B. Mental health organization
   3. C. Independent living arrangement
   4. D. Knowledgeable person

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.C. 4732.01(A) defines "Psychologist" by holding oneself out through psychology titles or other terms implying training, experience, or expertise in psychology.

   Reference: Section 4732.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — R.C. 4732.01(A)

4. 4While acting professionally, a psychologist has facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect child abuse. When must the report be made?

   1. A. Immediately
   2. B. Within twenty-four hours
   3. C. By the next business day
   4. D. After completing an independent assessment

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A mandated person with the specified knowledge or reasonable cause "shall fail to immediately report" neither the knowledge nor the suspicion; the report is immediate.

   Reference: Section 2151.421 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — R.C. 2151.421(A)(1)(a)

5. 5Students will serve as subjects during a classroom demonstration of a psychological procedure. What supervision purpose applies most directly?

   1. A. Protecting the welfare of the persons serving as training subjects
   2. B. Protecting the welfare of clients receiving services from a supervisee
   3. C. Structuring a supervisee's activities so services can safely reach clients
   4. D. Assuring a supervisee has a non-exploitative training experience

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rule requires supervision "To protect the welfare of persons who serve as training subjects for students learning psychological procedures." The classroom setting does not remove that protective purpose.

   Reference: Rule 4732-13-02 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-13-02(B)

6. 6An APA standard and an Ohio professional-conduct rule point in different directions. Which governs the psychologist's conduct?

   1. A. The Ohio professional-conduct rule
   2. B. The APA ethical standard
   3. C. An ASPPB professional standard
   4. D. The employing institution's professional policy

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Professional codes are interpretive aids, but "these rules of professional conduct shall prevail whenever any conflict exists."

   Reference: Rule 4732-17-01 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-17-01(A)(4)

7. 7A service applies psychological procedures to improve functioning even though the person has no diagnosed disorder. How does the statutory definition apply?

   1. A. The service may be psychology practice even without a pre-existing diagnosis
   2. B. The service is psychology practice only after a disorder is formally diagnosed
   3. C. The service is psychology practice only when performed under a court referral
   4. D. The service is excluded from psychology practice unless it treats symptoms

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statute includes assessment or improvement of functioning "whether or not there is a diagnosable pre-existing psychological problem."

   Reference: Section 4732.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — R.C. 4732.01(B)

8. 8Absent the correctional-institution exception, where may an Ohio mandated reporter direct a child-abuse report?

   1. A. The public children services agency or a peace officer in the relevant county
   2. B. Only the child's school principal
   3. C. Only the reporter's professional licensing board
   4. D. Only the suspected person's employer

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The report goes to "the public children services agency or a peace officer in the county" where the child resides or the abuse occurred.

   Reference: Section 2151.421 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — R.C. 2151.421(A)(1)(a)

9. 9An Ohio psychologist structures an unlicensed supervisee's assignments before clients are seen. Which regulatory objective should guide that structure?

   1. A. Making competent psychological services safely available to clients
   2. B. Giving the supervisee independent control over the practice
   3. C. Eliminating the supervisor's responsibility for client outcomes
   4. D. Permitting services beyond the supervisee's academic preparation

   Answer: A

   Explanation: O.A.C. 4732-13-02(C) states that supervision structures activities "so that competent services of a psychological nature by an unlicensed person can safely be made available to clients."

   Reference: Rule 4732-13-02 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-13-02(C)

10. 10An applicant engages in misconduct during the employment period required for licensure. Do Ohio's professional-conduct rules reach that conduct?

    1. A. Yes, they apply to applicants during required education, training, and employment
    2. B. No, they begin only when a license is issued
    3. C. Only if the applicant was independently billing clients
    4. D. Only after the oral examination is scheduled

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The rules apply to "all license holders, supervisees, and applicants, including the applicant's conduct during the period of education, training, and employment that is required for licensure."

    Reference: Rule 4732-17-01 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — O.A.C. 4732-17-01(A)(2)