NCE (National Counselor Exam) – Counseling Certification Exam
Review and Study Guide
According to Piaget's stages of moral judgment, a child younger than age ten will think which of
the following is worse?
a. Someone who was trying to help his mother set the table and broke five dishes
b. Someone who was stealing a cookie from the cookie jar when he wasn't allowed, and
knocked over a cup that broke
c. Someone who did not control the dog who jumped up on the table and pulled down a glass
full of water, which broke
d. Someone who accidentally dropped a dinner knife which could have hurt someone if they
would have stepped on it - ANS ✔✔a. Someone who was trying to help his mother set the table
and broke five dishes.
How many stages are there of moral reasoning, according to Kohlberg?
a. Two
b. Six
c. Eight, paralleling Erikson's stages of psycho-social development
d. None; Kohlberg's theory is on self-actualization - ANS ✔✔b. Six
Which of the following is not a factor in the sleep patterns of adolescents?
a. Biorhythm changes
b. Defiance
c. Increased need for sleep
d. Increased academic and social demands - ANS ✔✔b. Defiance
A college student viewing a situation as good or bad or right or wrong is using:
, a. Dualistic Thinking
b. Pessimism
c. Relativistic Thinking
d. Erroneous Thinking - ANS ✔✔a. Dualistic Thinking
Which theorist believed in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
a. Piaget
b. Kohlberg
c. Vygotsky
d. Erickson - ANS ✔✔
When present in females, the Oedipus Complex is referred to as the:
a. Electra Complex
b. Feelings of Reciprocity
c. Electric Complex
d. Oedipa Complex - ANS ✔✔a. Electra Complex
Kohlberg's theory of moral development has three progressive levels ending in:
a. personhood
b. sexual ambiguity
c. principled thought
d. self-realization - ANS ✔✔c. principled thought
Cross-cultural counseling:
a. Recognizes culture as a marginal factor in counseling.
b. Recognizes culture as a fundamental factor in counseling.
Review and Study Guide
According to Piaget's stages of moral judgment, a child younger than age ten will think which of
the following is worse?
a. Someone who was trying to help his mother set the table and broke five dishes
b. Someone who was stealing a cookie from the cookie jar when he wasn't allowed, and
knocked over a cup that broke
c. Someone who did not control the dog who jumped up on the table and pulled down a glass
full of water, which broke
d. Someone who accidentally dropped a dinner knife which could have hurt someone if they
would have stepped on it - ANS ✔✔a. Someone who was trying to help his mother set the table
and broke five dishes.
How many stages are there of moral reasoning, according to Kohlberg?
a. Two
b. Six
c. Eight, paralleling Erikson's stages of psycho-social development
d. None; Kohlberg's theory is on self-actualization - ANS ✔✔b. Six
Which of the following is not a factor in the sleep patterns of adolescents?
a. Biorhythm changes
b. Defiance
c. Increased need for sleep
d. Increased academic and social demands - ANS ✔✔b. Defiance
A college student viewing a situation as good or bad or right or wrong is using:
, a. Dualistic Thinking
b. Pessimism
c. Relativistic Thinking
d. Erroneous Thinking - ANS ✔✔a. Dualistic Thinking
Which theorist believed in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
a. Piaget
b. Kohlberg
c. Vygotsky
d. Erickson - ANS ✔✔
When present in females, the Oedipus Complex is referred to as the:
a. Electra Complex
b. Feelings of Reciprocity
c. Electric Complex
d. Oedipa Complex - ANS ✔✔a. Electra Complex
Kohlberg's theory of moral development has three progressive levels ending in:
a. personhood
b. sexual ambiguity
c. principled thought
d. self-realization - ANS ✔✔c. principled thought
Cross-cultural counseling:
a. Recognizes culture as a marginal factor in counseling.
b. Recognizes culture as a fundamental factor in counseling.
