ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COUNSELING PURPLE
BOOK NCE CPCE EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2026
◉ In Freud's psychodynamic theory instincts are emphasized. Erik
Erickson is an ego psychologist. Ego psychologists
a) emphasize id processes
b) refute the concept of the superego
c) believe in man's powers of reasoning to control behavior
d) are sometimes know as radical behaviorists. Answer:c) believe in
man's powers of reasoning to control behavior
◉ The only psychoanalyst who created a developmental theory which
encompasses the entire life span was
a) Erik Erikson
b) Milton H. Erickson
c) A. A. Brill
d) Jean Piaget, who created the four stage theory. Answer:a) Erik
Erikson
◉ The statement "the ego is dependent on the id" would most likely
reflect the work of
a) Erik Erikson
b) Sigmund Freud, who created psychodynamic theory
,c) Jay Haley
d) Arnold Lazarus, William Perry, and Robert Kegan. Answer:b)
Sigmund Freud, who created psychodynamic theory
◉ Jean Piaget's idiographic approach created his theory with four stages.
The correct order from stage 1 to stage 4 is
a) formal operations, concrete operations, preparations, sensorimotor
b) formal operations, preparations, concrete operations, sensorimotor
c) sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
d) concrete operations, sensorimotor, preoperations, formal operations.
Answer:c) sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal
operations
◉ Some behavioral scientists have been critical of Swiss child
psychologist Jean Piaget's developmental research inasmuch as
a) he utilized the t test too frequently
b) he failed to check for Type I or alpha errors
c) he worked primarily with minority children
d) his findings were often derived from observing his own children.
Answer:d) his findings were often derived from observing his own
children
,◉ A tall skinny pitcher of water is emptied into a small square pitcher. A
child indicates that she feels the small pitcher has less water. This child
has not yet mastered
a) symbolic schema
b) conservation
c) androgynous psychosocial issues
d) trust vs mistrust. Answer:b) conservation
◉ In Piagetian literature, conservation would most likely refer to
a) volume or mass
b) defenses of the ego
c) the sensorimotor intelligence stage
d) a specific psychosexual stage of life. Answer:a) volume or mass
◉ A child masters conservation in the Piagetian stage known as
a) formal operations - 12 years and older
b) concrete operations - ages 7-11 years
c) preoperations - ages 2-7 years
d) sensorimotor intelligence - birth to 2 years. Answer:b) concrete
operations - ages 7-11 years
◉ ____________ expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of moral
development.
, a) Erik Erikson
b) Lev Vygotsky
c) Lawrence Kohlberg
d) John B. Watson. Answer:c) Lawrence Kohlberg
◉ According to Jean Piaget, a child masters the concept of reversibility
in the third stage, known as concrete operations or concrete operational
thought. This notion suggests
a) that heavier object are more difficult for a child to lift
b) the child is ambidextrous
c) the child is more cognizant of mass and weight
d) one can undo an action, hence an object (say a glass of water) can
return to its initial shape. Answer:d) one can undo an action, hence an
object (say a glass of water) can return to its initial shape
◉ During a thunderstorm, a 6-year-old child in Piaget's stage of
preparation thought (stage 2) says, "The rain is following me." This is an
example of
a) egocentrism
b) conservation
c) centration
d) abstract thought. Answer:a) egocentrism
◉ Lawrence Kohlberg suggested
BOOK NCE CPCE EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2026
◉ In Freud's psychodynamic theory instincts are emphasized. Erik
Erickson is an ego psychologist. Ego psychologists
a) emphasize id processes
b) refute the concept of the superego
c) believe in man's powers of reasoning to control behavior
d) are sometimes know as radical behaviorists. Answer:c) believe in
man's powers of reasoning to control behavior
◉ The only psychoanalyst who created a developmental theory which
encompasses the entire life span was
a) Erik Erikson
b) Milton H. Erickson
c) A. A. Brill
d) Jean Piaget, who created the four stage theory. Answer:a) Erik
Erikson
◉ The statement "the ego is dependent on the id" would most likely
reflect the work of
a) Erik Erikson
b) Sigmund Freud, who created psychodynamic theory
,c) Jay Haley
d) Arnold Lazarus, William Perry, and Robert Kegan. Answer:b)
Sigmund Freud, who created psychodynamic theory
◉ Jean Piaget's idiographic approach created his theory with four stages.
The correct order from stage 1 to stage 4 is
a) formal operations, concrete operations, preparations, sensorimotor
b) formal operations, preparations, concrete operations, sensorimotor
c) sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
d) concrete operations, sensorimotor, preoperations, formal operations.
Answer:c) sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal
operations
◉ Some behavioral scientists have been critical of Swiss child
psychologist Jean Piaget's developmental research inasmuch as
a) he utilized the t test too frequently
b) he failed to check for Type I or alpha errors
c) he worked primarily with minority children
d) his findings were often derived from observing his own children.
Answer:d) his findings were often derived from observing his own
children
,◉ A tall skinny pitcher of water is emptied into a small square pitcher. A
child indicates that she feels the small pitcher has less water. This child
has not yet mastered
a) symbolic schema
b) conservation
c) androgynous psychosocial issues
d) trust vs mistrust. Answer:b) conservation
◉ In Piagetian literature, conservation would most likely refer to
a) volume or mass
b) defenses of the ego
c) the sensorimotor intelligence stage
d) a specific psychosexual stage of life. Answer:a) volume or mass
◉ A child masters conservation in the Piagetian stage known as
a) formal operations - 12 years and older
b) concrete operations - ages 7-11 years
c) preoperations - ages 2-7 years
d) sensorimotor intelligence - birth to 2 years. Answer:b) concrete
operations - ages 7-11 years
◉ ____________ expanded on Piaget's conceptualization of moral
development.
, a) Erik Erikson
b) Lev Vygotsky
c) Lawrence Kohlberg
d) John B. Watson. Answer:c) Lawrence Kohlberg
◉ According to Jean Piaget, a child masters the concept of reversibility
in the third stage, known as concrete operations or concrete operational
thought. This notion suggests
a) that heavier object are more difficult for a child to lift
b) the child is ambidextrous
c) the child is more cognizant of mass and weight
d) one can undo an action, hence an object (say a glass of water) can
return to its initial shape. Answer:d) one can undo an action, hence an
object (say a glass of water) can return to its initial shape
◉ During a thunderstorm, a 6-year-old child in Piaget's stage of
preparation thought (stage 2) says, "The rain is following me." This is an
example of
a) egocentrism
b) conservation
c) centration
d) abstract thought. Answer:a) egocentrism
◉ Lawrence Kohlberg suggested
