NCE Sample Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of:
a. autonomy
b. initiative
c. intimacy
d. integrity - CORRECT ANSWER -C
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in _____ aggression than boys.
a. hostile
b. instrumental
c. relational
d. physical - CORRECT ANSWER -C
All of the following are physical characteristics of Down Syndrome EXCEPT:
a. short, stocky build
b. almond-shaped eyes
c. large hands and feet
d. flattened face - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural and familial influences on
self-esteem?
a. Chinese and Japanese children have higher self-esteem than North American children, mainly
because their cultures have higher academic standards for achievement.
b. Boys tend to have lower self-esteem than girls.
c. African American children tend to have lower self-esteem than Caucasian children.
,d. An authoritative parenting style usually allows children to have especially high self-esteem. -
CORRECT ANSWER -D
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly?
a.Their instructions from the researchers
b.The uncooperative behavior of the prisoners
c. The social context
d. The pressure the guards got from one another - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to -
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when __________.
a. the victim was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made
b. two experimenters had conflicting demands about the continuation of the experiment
c. the person ordering them to continue was an ordinary man, apparently another volunteer
d. the subject worked with peers who refused to go further in the procedure - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality?
a. Stereotypes exaggerate the differences that exist between groups.
b. Stereotypes exaggerate the differences that exist within groups.
c. Stereotypes produce many differing perceptions by many people.
d. Stereotypes demonstrate that members of a group can be different. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
When working with individuals from different cultures, the effective counselor may not:
a. use language similar to the client's
b. maintain good eye contact at all times
c. be cognizant of the context
d. honor religious beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER -B
, The social-learning perspective is to the psychodynamic perspective as __________ are to
_____________.
a. bodily events; social and cultural forces
b. social and cultural forces; bodily events
c. environmental conditions; unconscious dynamics
d. unconscious dynamics; environmental conditions - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following pairs of personality theorists and perspectives is INCORRECT?
a. Abraham Maslow; existentialist
b. Carl Rogers; humanist
c. Carl Jung; genetic
d. Sigmund Freud; psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which one of the following does NOT belong with the other three?
a. Horney
b. Glasser
c. Adler
d. Jung - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Popular techniques of this approach are examination of client's memories, "spitting in the client's
soup," and "catching oneself."
a. Adlerian
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Rational-emotive therapy
d. Reality therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -A
In this therapeutic approach, the counselor's emphasis is on being authentic while concentrating
on verbal and nonverbal messages.
Exam Questions And CORRECT Answers
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop a strong sense of identity, the
individual will have troubles with the development of:
a. autonomy
b. initiative
c. intimacy
d. integrity - CORRECT ANSWER -C
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often engage in _____ aggression than boys.
a. hostile
b. instrumental
c. relational
d. physical - CORRECT ANSWER -C
All of the following are physical characteristics of Down Syndrome EXCEPT:
a. short, stocky build
b. almond-shaped eyes
c. large hands and feet
d. flattened face - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following statements is true when considering cultural and familial influences on
self-esteem?
a. Chinese and Japanese children have higher self-esteem than North American children, mainly
because their cultures have higher academic standards for achievement.
b. Boys tend to have lower self-esteem than girls.
c. African American children tend to have lower self-esteem than Caucasian children.
,d. An authoritative parenting style usually allows children to have especially high self-esteem. -
CORRECT ANSWER -D
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to treat the prisoners harshly?
a.Their instructions from the researchers
b.The uncooperative behavior of the prisoners
c. The social context
d. The pressure the guards got from one another - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found that people were more likely to -
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT when __________.
a. the victim was in an adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the victim made
b. two experimenters had conflicting demands about the continuation of the experiment
c. the person ordering them to continue was an ordinary man, apparently another volunteer
d. the subject worked with peers who refused to go further in the procedure - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality?
a. Stereotypes exaggerate the differences that exist between groups.
b. Stereotypes exaggerate the differences that exist within groups.
c. Stereotypes produce many differing perceptions by many people.
d. Stereotypes demonstrate that members of a group can be different. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
When working with individuals from different cultures, the effective counselor may not:
a. use language similar to the client's
b. maintain good eye contact at all times
c. be cognizant of the context
d. honor religious beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER -B
, The social-learning perspective is to the psychodynamic perspective as __________ are to
_____________.
a. bodily events; social and cultural forces
b. social and cultural forces; bodily events
c. environmental conditions; unconscious dynamics
d. unconscious dynamics; environmental conditions - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which of the following pairs of personality theorists and perspectives is INCORRECT?
a. Abraham Maslow; existentialist
b. Carl Rogers; humanist
c. Carl Jung; genetic
d. Sigmund Freud; psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which one of the following does NOT belong with the other three?
a. Horney
b. Glasser
c. Adler
d. Jung - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Popular techniques of this approach are examination of client's memories, "spitting in the client's
soup," and "catching oneself."
a. Adlerian
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Rational-emotive therapy
d. Reality therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -A
In this therapeutic approach, the counselor's emphasis is on being authentic while concentrating
on verbal and nonverbal messages.
