COUN 6360 ASSESSMENT IN COUNSELING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

COUN 6360: ASSESSMENT IN
COUNSELING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Assessment - Correct Answer - a broad array of evaluative proceduresj j j j j j j j j j




Tests - Correct Answer - instruments that yield scores based on collected data--a subset of
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assessment
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Jean Esquirol - Correct Answer - Used language toidentify intelligence--forerunner of
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"verbal IQ"
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Edouard Seguin - Correct Answer - Developed the form board to increase motor control--
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forerunner for "performance IQ" j j j




Sir Francis Galton - Correct Answer - Examined relationship of sensory motor responses to
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intelligence
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Wilhelm Wundt - Correct Answer - developed one of the first psychological laboratories
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James McKeen Cattell - Correct Answer - Brought statistics to mental testing—coined term
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mental test
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G. S. Hall - Correct Answer - Early experimental psychologist. First president of APA
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Alfred Binet - Correct Answer - Created first modern intelligence test
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Lewis Terman - Correct Answer - Enhanced Binet's work to create Stanford-Binet
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intelligence test
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intelligence quotient (IQ) - Correct Answer - mental age divided by chronological age
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Robert Yerkes - Correct Answer - Chairman of the committee that developed the Army
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Alpha
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Army Alpha - Correct Answer - first modern group test - used during WWI
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James Bryant Conant - Correct Answer - developed SAT to equalize educational
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opportunities
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,Edward Thorndike - Correct Answer - Developer of the Stanford Achievement Test
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Frank Parsons - Correct Answer - Leader in vocational counseling
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GATB (General Aptitude Test Battery) - Correct Answer - Developed by U.S. Employment
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Service to measure multiple aptitudes
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J. B. Miner - Correct Answer - developed one of the first group interest inventories
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Edward Strong - Correct Answer - Founder of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank -
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derivative still used today
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Emil Kraepelin - Correct Answer - developed early word association test
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Woodworth Personal Data Sheet - Correct Answer - first modern personality inventory--
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Carl Jung - Correct Answer - used word associations to identify mental illness
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Herman Rorschach - Correct Answer - Created the Rorschach inkblot test, a projective test
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of personality
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Henry Murray - Correct Answer - Developed the Thematic Apperception Test
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Informal Assessment Procedures - Correct Answer - User-created and situational
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Assessment of Ability - Correct Answer - tests that measure what a person can do in the j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j


cognitive realm
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Achievement Testing - Correct Answer - tests that measure what one has learned j j j j j j j j j j j j




Aptitude Testing - Correct Answer - tests that measure what one is capable of learning
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Personality Assessment - Correct Answer - Tests in the affective realm used to assess
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habits, temperament, likes and dislikes, character, and similar behaviors.
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Informal Assessment Instruments - Correct Answer - Often developed by the user, these
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tests tend to assess broad areas of ability or personality and tend to be specific to the
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testing situation.
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Observation - Correct Answer - observing an individual in order to develop a deeper j j j j j j j j j j j j j


understanding of one of more specific behaviors
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Rating Scales - Correct Answer - Scales developed to assess any of a number of attributes
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of the examinee. Can be rated by the examinee or someone who knows the examinee well
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, Classification Methods - Correct Answer - A tool whereby an individual identifies whether
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he or she has, or does not have, specific attributes or characteristics
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Environmental Assessment - Correct Answer - A naturalistic and systemic approach to j j j j j j j j j j j


assessment in which information about clients is collected from their home, work, school,
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or other places through observation, self-reports, and checklists.
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records and personal documents - Correct Answer - items such as diaries, personal
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journals, genograms, and school records that are examined to gain a broader
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understanding of an individual
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Performance-based assessment - Correct Answer - the evaluation of an individual using j j j j j j j j j j j


informal assessment procedures based on real-world activities that are not highly loaded
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for cognitive skills. These procedures are seen as an alternative to standardized testing
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Ethical Codes - Correct Answer - professional guidelines for appropriate behavior
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Competence in using tests - Correct Answer - requires adequate knowledge and training in
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administering an instrument
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Confidentiality - Correct Answer - ethical guideline to protect client information j j j j j j j j j j




cross-cultural sensitivity - Correct Answer - ethical guideline to protect clients from
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discrimination and bias in testing
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informed consent - Correct Answer - permission given by client after assessment process
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is explained
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invasion of privacy - Correct Answer - testing is an invasion of a person's privacy
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proper diagnosis - Correct Answer - choose appropriate assessment techniques for
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accurate diagnosis
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Release of Test Data - Correct Answer - test data are protected - client release required
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Test Administration - Correct Answer - use established and standardized methods
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test security - Correct Answer - ensure integrity of test content and test itself
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test scoring and interpretation - Correct Answer - take into consideration problems with
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Standards in Assessment - Correct Answer - used to further ethical application of
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assessment techniques
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