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A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services
on a job-by- job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of
reinforcement schedules?
A. variable interval
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed ratio - C
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life
outlook" has shown that it is facilitated by
A. formal educational experiences.
B. observational learning experiences.
C. diverse interpersonal interactions.
D. all of the above. - D
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in
"assertiveness training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt.
Counselors refer to this social psychological concept as
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. dissociation.
C. individuation.
D. acculturation - A
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the
view which they take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most
closely describes the counseling theory developed by
A. Rogers.
B. Carkhuff.
C. Freud.
D. Ellis. - D
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The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's
emotional state in order to help the client understand the irrationality of the
emotional reaction is known as
A. confrontation.
B. paradoxical intention.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. reconfiguration. - B
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example,
in some groups the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or
"product," while in others the primary goal is to focus on the "process" of
interaction within the group. Which of the following types of groups is more
product than process oriented?
A. Behavioral
B. Transactional-analysis
C. Adlerian
D. Client-centered - A
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity
also tend to be high in
A. independence.
B. authoritarianism.
C. intelligence.
D. superiority. - B
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group
members understand a "fields and levels" approach to careers is following
the theory of
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman. - B
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched most
extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
C. Tiedeman.
D. Ginzberg. - A
Person A and Person B both took the same test. Person A got a score of 100
while Person B got a score of 75. In order for a counselor to determine
whether the difference between their scores was because of "chance," the
counselor would need to know which of the following characteristics of the
test?
A. mean
B. standard deviation
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C. standard error of measurement
D. standard error of the mean - C
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A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of on-
going group career counseling on the vocational maturity of high school
sophomores. The study was begun in September and continued until June.
This study is partcularly susceptible to which of the following threats to the
validity of an experiment?
A. regression
B. maturation
C. reactive effects of experimentation
D. multiple treatment interference - B
A counselor designs a study where two experimental groups and one
control group complete pre- and post-experiment measures of self-
concept. The subjects were not randomly assigned to the groups because
of scheduling problems. Which of the following techniques is MOST
appropriate for analyzing the resultant data?
A. analysis of covariance
B. correlated t-tests
C. analysis of variance
D. Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test - A
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking
employment. Concurrent with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the
client has made application for employment with several employers. A
potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's
suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following
conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics), to
provide the information requested?
A. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
B. When you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job.
C. When in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance
the client's chances for getting the job.
D. None of the above - D
As applied to professional licensure of counselors, the term "reciprocity"
means that
A. one licensing agency agrees to accept the licensing standards of another
as sufficient for its own.
B. a licensed counselor may legally perform the functions of a licensed
psychologist.
C. certification is synonymous with licensure.
D. graduation from a fully accredited counselor education program
automatically constitutes eligibility for licensure. - A
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A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services
on a job-by- job basis. This is an example of which of the following types of
reinforcement schedules?
A. variable interval
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed ratio - C
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life
outlook" has shown that it is facilitated by
A. formal educational experiences.
B. observational learning experiences.
C. diverse interpersonal interactions.
D. all of the above. - D
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in
"assertiveness training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt.
Counselors refer to this social psychological concept as
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. dissociation.
C. individuation.
D. acculturation - A
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the
view which they take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most
closely describes the counseling theory developed by
A. Rogers.
B. Carkhuff.
C. Freud.
D. Ellis. - D
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The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's
emotional state in order to help the client understand the irrationality of the
emotional reaction is known as
A. confrontation.
B. paradoxical intention.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. reconfiguration. - B
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example,
in some groups the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or
"product," while in others the primary goal is to focus on the "process" of
interaction within the group. Which of the following types of groups is more
product than process oriented?
A. Behavioral
B. Transactional-analysis
C. Adlerian
D. Client-centered - A
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity
also tend to be high in
A. independence.
B. authoritarianism.
C. intelligence.
D. superiority. - B
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group
members understand a "fields and levels" approach to careers is following
the theory of
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman. - B
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched most
extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
C. Tiedeman.
D. Ginzberg. - A
Person A and Person B both took the same test. Person A got a score of 100
while Person B got a score of 75. In order for a counselor to determine
whether the difference between their scores was because of "chance," the
counselor would need to know which of the following characteristics of the
test?
A. mean
B. standard deviation
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C. standard error of measurement
D. standard error of the mean - C
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A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of on-
going group career counseling on the vocational maturity of high school
sophomores. The study was begun in September and continued until June.
This study is partcularly susceptible to which of the following threats to the
validity of an experiment?
A. regression
B. maturation
C. reactive effects of experimentation
D. multiple treatment interference - B
A counselor designs a study where two experimental groups and one
control group complete pre- and post-experiment measures of self-
concept. The subjects were not randomly assigned to the groups because
of scheduling problems. Which of the following techniques is MOST
appropriate for analyzing the resultant data?
A. analysis of covariance
B. correlated t-tests
C. analysis of variance
D. Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test - A
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking
employment. Concurrent with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the
client has made application for employment with several employers. A
potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your client's
suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following
conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics), to
provide the information requested?
A. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is
given
B. When you are certain that the information you would provide would assure
that the client would get the job.
C. When in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance
the client's chances for getting the job.
D. None of the above - D
As applied to professional licensure of counselors, the term "reciprocity"
means that
A. one licensing agency agrees to accept the licensing standards of another
as sufficient for its own.
B. a licensed counselor may legally perform the functions of a licensed
psychologist.
C. certification is synonymous with licensure.
D. graduation from a fully accredited counselor education program
automatically constitutes eligibility for licensure. - A
