Massachusetts Psychology Jurisprudence Examination

[Girl1985]

Hi everyone
Passed the EPPP! I plan to take the MA Jurisprudence exam soon,and was hoping someone could tell me what to expect. I couldn't find anything about it at the board's site or anywhere else.
I would really appreciate if people can share about their experience (how did you study, how long did you study for), and any concrete information like what's a passing grade?

Thank you very much!
Have a wonderful weekend

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[ClinicalABA]

Google "MA psychology jurisprudence" and you'll get a link to the PDF file of the "book." Study it and learn it. It's been awhile since I took it, but the laws are the same. It was a pretty straightforward test, with no real trick questions. Shouldn't take more than a weekend or two of studying.

 

[kestrelcry]

I took it a couple weeks ago. There were some shockingly detailed questions on what I felt was really random ****. It's 20 questions; you get an hour and need 70% to pass. I only studied a few days and passed with lots of room to spare, but there were definitely some tense moments and some guessing.
When you register they'll send you the book pdf or a link to it. If you haven't already done it, the registration process is kind of a pain involving faxing your payment and other info. You can't schedule the test on the website, only by phone.
In addition to the book, there's also a cd with a lecture given years ago by some psychologists involved with ethics stuff. My understanding is that it's a free resource, so if you pm me your email address, I'll send it to you, assuming I can figure out how to compress the files. I listened to that a few times on my commute and read the accompanying notes a couple times maybe. I skimmed the actual book and maybe could have read it with more to have a more relaxing test experience. Bottom line is passing tho. To provide context, I'm historically a minimum-effort good text taker with wicked low anxiety.

 

[matched2014]

Hi! Thanks for all the great advice on the MA jurisprudence exam. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share the audio files of the CDs for the exam? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[psychedonpsych]

Hi! Thanks for all the great advice on the MA jurisprudence exam. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share the audio files of the CDs for the exam? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi there!
I am beginning to study for the Jurisprudence Exam. Do you folks know where to get the audio files? Thanks!

 

[Xingfu]

Hi everyone! I just started studying for the Jurisprudence Exam last week and I have the book that is provided. I'm finding a lot of info in there that are largely irrelevant for the practice of psychology, am I right in sensing that or am I super far off? Are there a lot of hypothetical scenario questions like on the EPPP or is it more fact recall? If it's the latter, how much do I need to focus on chapter and section numbers? Any additional info about this exam would be so very much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[HaiPo]

I took (and passed) the MA Jurisprudence exam a few weeks ago, and figured I would share my thoughts.

• I studied for less than 2 weeks.
• I used the audio lectures from the MPA (can be purchased here. You can email them and ask for audio files rather than a CD). I listened to this lecture 3 times (it is ~2 hours long). The first time, I followed along in the jurisprudence book. The other two times, I listened in the car or while cooking/cleaning around my house.
• I did sit down with the Jurisprudence book once to read it. I did not read it in full - I used the outline provided with the audio lectures to dictate what sections to read. This helped weed out the unnecessary information. As a note, there are one or two sections that were updated since the audio lectures came out (like divorce), so I paid attention to those and read those sections in full.
• With all of that, the exam felt very straight-forward and easy. As others said, there are no "trick" questions. I did not need to know any numbers of sections, as if they referenced a section, they provided both the number and title. It is pretty much fact recall - making sure you understand definitions and expectations of you as a psychologist.
• You get an hour to take the exam. It took me maybe 15 minutes (though I tend to read and take tests quickly).
• You get your results straight away. And I mean straight away... you click "end" and it tells you if you passed or failed. When you walk out of the testing room, you will get a printout with your exact score.

After studying for and taking the EPPP, I think I was primed to feel anxious about this exam - especially given the breadth of information and the lack of sample questions/practice exams. As a result, I most definitely over-studied. Compared to the EPPP, this was a breeze. Good luck to all who are taking it in the future!

 

[ClinicalABA]

I took (and passed) the MA Jurisprudence exam a few weeks ago, and figured I would share my thoughts.

• I studied for less than 2 weeks.
• I used the audio lectures from the MPA (can be purchased here. You can email them and ask for audio files rather than a CD). I listened to this lecture 3 times (it is ~2 hours long). The first time, I followed along in the jurisprudence book. The other two times, I listened in the car or while cooking/cleaning around my house.
• I did sit down with the Jurisprudence book once to read it. I did not read it in full - I used the outline provided with the audio lectures to dictate what sections to read. This helped weed out the unnecessary information. As a note, there are one or two sections that were updated since the audio lectures came out (like divorce), so I paid attention to those and read those sections in full.
• With all of that, the exam felt very straight-forward and easy. As others said, there are no "trick" questions. I did not need to know any numbers of sections, as if they referenced a section, they provided both the number and title. It is pretty much fact recall - making sure you understand definitions and expectations of you as a psychologist.
• You get an hour to take the exam. It took me maybe 15 minutes (though I tend to read and take tests quickly).
• You get your results straight away. And I mean straight away... you click "end" and it tells you if you passed or failed. When you walk out of the testing room, you will get a printout with your exact score.

After studying for and taking the EPPP, I think I was primed to feel anxious about this exam - especially given the breadth of information and the lack of sample questions/practice exams. As a result, I most definitely over-studied. Compared to the EPPP, this was a breeze. Good luck to all who are taking it in the future!

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[HaiPo]

Thank you! And I am happily employed at the moment, but the inquiry is appreciated nonetheless.

 

[ClinicalABA]

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