NCE Practice Test Questions with Verified Answers
1. Susie is playing with blocks and is trying to build a Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack.
tower; she tries but cannot build a According to Piaget, Jack finds
tower. Susie's mother helps her build a four-block tower. this game fun because he has acquired ____________,
Later, Susie builds a four-block which is one of the primary tasks of the
tower without her mother's help. According to Vygotsky, sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. -
the inability to build the tower on ANSWER -Object permanence
her own is known as: - ANSWER -The zone of
proximal development (this is a range of tasks that are too
difficult for children to do alone, but possible with help) The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is: -
ANSWER -Bowlby
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop
a strong sense of identity, the Henry, a 72-year-old widower, reminisces with his
individual will have troubles with the development of: - daughter about his life. He talks
ANSWER -Intimacy (individuals who fail to attain a about his successes and regrets. This is an example of
lower level of development will fail to attain the next higher Erikson's: - ANSWER -Ego integrity stage
level).
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often
Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in engage in ____________
Freud's theory of personality aggression than boys. - ANSWER -Relational
development? - ANSWER -Oral, anal, phallic,
latency, genital
All of the following are physical characteristics of Down
Syndrome EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Large hands and
Jacob's father tells Jacob to clean his room. When Jacob feet
asks why, his father responds,
"Because I said so." The father's response is most
representative of which parenting style? - Which of the following statements is true when considering
ANSWER -Authoritarian (uses coercion and cultural and familial
psychological control to discipline children) influences on self-esteem? - ANSWER -An
authoritative parenting style usually allows children to
have especially high self-esteem
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys and several different
kinds of "surrogate mothers" to
investigate which factors are important in early Research on gay and lesbian couples - ANSWER -
development and attachment. According to
They are as dedicated to and as effective at child rearing
his findings, baby monkeys: - ANSWER -Preferred a as are heterosexual parents.
soft terry cloth mother to a wire mesh mother than holds a
bottle.
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to
treat the prisoners harshly? - ANSWER -It was the
Which of the following is a myth about suicide in the
social context that determined the behaviors of both the
United States? - ANSWER -Asking someone about guards and the
suicide may push that person over the edge. prisoners. In the Stanford prison study, the setting was so
realistic that the participants
became guards and prisoners. Their personal identities
Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want were masked by the context of
to lose his television privileges. being in a prison as either a guard or a prisoner
This is an example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of
moral development? - ANSWER -Preconventional
(the individual is most concerned with consequences) In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found
that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT
, NCE Practice Test Questions with Verified Answers
when __________. - ANSWER -the victim was in an
adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the When working with individuals from different cultures, the
victim made effective counselor may NOT: - ANSWER -Maintain
good eye contact at all times.
In the Stanford prison simulation, male college students
agreed to participate in an Murray is a bright student, but he procrastinates. He puts
experiment to discover what would happen when they off writing term papers and
took on the roles of prisoners and gets incompletes, which eventually become Fs. Murray's
guards. The researchers found that __________. - therapist helps him establish small,
ANSWER -The individuals who played one role or specific goals rather than vague, long-range goals. The
another really took on their role. It did not matter how the therapist also asks Murray to keep a
guards treated them or acted toward them, the fact that diary of how he is spending his time when he is avoiding
they became like "real" prisoners was the key finding. his studies. The method used to
Individuals who played guards took on behaviors of "real" help Murray deal with his problem is __________ therapy.
guards; and individuals who played prisoners took on - ANSWER -Behavioral
behaviors of "real" prisoners.
The social learning perspective is to the psychodynamic
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality? - perspective as ____________________ are to
ANSWER -Stereotypes distort one's ideas about ________________________ - ANSWER -
how one group is so different from Environmental conditions, unconscious dynamics
another group. In reality, the differences between groups
are not as extreme as stereotypes
make them out to be. The process of saying freely whatever comes to mind in
connection with dreams, fantasies, or memories in the
course of a psychodynamic therapy session, is referred to
Jennifer has to choose between spending the evening at as _____________________________ - ANSWER -
home with her parents or Free association
spending the evening babysitting her younger sister.
Jennifer does not like either of these
choices. This situation describes an: - ANSWER - 27. Which of the following is not a behavioral therapy? -
Since Jennifer doesn't like either of the choices, this would ANSWER -Unconditional positive regard
be an avoidance-avoidance conflict. It is simply picking
between the lesser of two evils.
28. The primary goal of __________ therapy is to find
meaning in life - ANSWER -Existential
Connie tells each of her clients that the best way she can
help them is to attempt to look
at the world from the client's point of view. This counselor 29. Which of the following pairings of problem and the
is taking the _________ perspective - ANSWER - most successful therapy for that
Emic (this view considers that culture matters) problem is INCORRECT? - ANSWER -Childhood
behavior problems and existential therapy
Working with individuals from different cultures requires
that the counselor: - ANSWER -Have sensitivity and 30. The bond of confidence and mutual understanding
knowledge about other cultures. established between therapist and
client is called the _______. - ANSWER -Therapeutic
alliance
A high standard of counseling practice when working with
diverse populations involves
all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Treating all 31. An apparent treatment success that is due to the
clients the same way patient's expectation or hopes rather
than the treatment itself is called ____________. -
1. Susie is playing with blocks and is trying to build a Josie likes to play peek-a-boo with her little brother, Jack.
tower; she tries but cannot build a According to Piaget, Jack finds
tower. Susie's mother helps her build a four-block tower. this game fun because he has acquired ____________,
Later, Susie builds a four-block which is one of the primary tasks of the
tower without her mother's help. According to Vygotsky, sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. -
the inability to build the tower on ANSWER -Object permanence
her own is known as: - ANSWER -The zone of
proximal development (this is a range of tasks that are too
difficult for children to do alone, but possible with help) The theorist associated with bonding and attachment is: -
ANSWER -Bowlby
According to Erickson, when an individual fails to develop
a strong sense of identity, the Henry, a 72-year-old widower, reminisces with his
individual will have troubles with the development of: - daughter about his life. He talks
ANSWER -Intimacy (individuals who fail to attain a about his successes and regrets. This is an example of
lower level of development will fail to attain the next higher Erikson's: - ANSWER -Ego integrity stage
level).
When it comes to displaying aggression, girls more often
Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in engage in ____________
Freud's theory of personality aggression than boys. - ANSWER -Relational
development? - ANSWER -Oral, anal, phallic,
latency, genital
All of the following are physical characteristics of Down
Syndrome EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Large hands and
Jacob's father tells Jacob to clean his room. When Jacob feet
asks why, his father responds,
"Because I said so." The father's response is most
representative of which parenting style? - Which of the following statements is true when considering
ANSWER -Authoritarian (uses coercion and cultural and familial
psychological control to discipline children) influences on self-esteem? - ANSWER -An
authoritative parenting style usually allows children to
have especially high self-esteem
Harry Harlow used baby monkeys and several different
kinds of "surrogate mothers" to
investigate which factors are important in early Research on gay and lesbian couples - ANSWER -
development and attachment. According to
They are as dedicated to and as effective at child rearing
his findings, baby monkeys: - ANSWER -Preferred a as are heterosexual parents.
soft terry cloth mother to a wire mesh mother than holds a
bottle.
In the Stanford prison study, what caused the guards to
treat the prisoners harshly? - ANSWER -It was the
Which of the following is a myth about suicide in the
social context that determined the behaviors of both the
United States? - ANSWER -Asking someone about guards and the
suicide may push that person over the edge. prisoners. In the Stanford prison study, the setting was so
realistic that the participants
became guards and prisoners. Their personal identities
Cody does what his parents say because he doesn't want were masked by the context of
to lose his television privileges. being in a prison as either a guard or a prisoner
This is an example of what level in Kohlberg's theory of
moral development? - ANSWER -Preconventional
(the individual is most concerned with consequences) In the original studies, Milgram and his colleagues found
that people were more likely to
disobey under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT
, NCE Practice Test Questions with Verified Answers
when __________. - ANSWER -the victim was in an
adjoining room so the "teacher" heard every sound the When working with individuals from different cultures, the
victim made effective counselor may NOT: - ANSWER -Maintain
good eye contact at all times.
In the Stanford prison simulation, male college students
agreed to participate in an Murray is a bright student, but he procrastinates. He puts
experiment to discover what would happen when they off writing term papers and
took on the roles of prisoners and gets incompletes, which eventually become Fs. Murray's
guards. The researchers found that __________. - therapist helps him establish small,
ANSWER -The individuals who played one role or specific goals rather than vague, long-range goals. The
another really took on their role. It did not matter how the therapist also asks Murray to keep a
guards treated them or acted toward them, the fact that diary of how he is spending his time when he is avoiding
they became like "real" prisoners was the key finding. his studies. The method used to
Individuals who played guards took on behaviors of "real" help Murray deal with his problem is __________ therapy.
guards; and individuals who played prisoners took on - ANSWER -Behavioral
behaviors of "real" prisoners.
The social learning perspective is to the psychodynamic
In what ways do stereotypes distort reality? - perspective as ____________________ are to
ANSWER -Stereotypes distort one's ideas about ________________________ - ANSWER -
how one group is so different from Environmental conditions, unconscious dynamics
another group. In reality, the differences between groups
are not as extreme as stereotypes
make them out to be. The process of saying freely whatever comes to mind in
connection with dreams, fantasies, or memories in the
course of a psychodynamic therapy session, is referred to
Jennifer has to choose between spending the evening at as _____________________________ - ANSWER -
home with her parents or Free association
spending the evening babysitting her younger sister.
Jennifer does not like either of these
choices. This situation describes an: - ANSWER - 27. Which of the following is not a behavioral therapy? -
Since Jennifer doesn't like either of the choices, this would ANSWER -Unconditional positive regard
be an avoidance-avoidance conflict. It is simply picking
between the lesser of two evils.
28. The primary goal of __________ therapy is to find
meaning in life - ANSWER -Existential
Connie tells each of her clients that the best way she can
help them is to attempt to look
at the world from the client's point of view. This counselor 29. Which of the following pairings of problem and the
is taking the _________ perspective - ANSWER - most successful therapy for that
Emic (this view considers that culture matters) problem is INCORRECT? - ANSWER -Childhood
behavior problems and existential therapy
Working with individuals from different cultures requires
that the counselor: - ANSWER -Have sensitivity and 30. The bond of confidence and mutual understanding
knowledge about other cultures. established between therapist and
client is called the _______. - ANSWER -Therapeutic
alliance
A high standard of counseling practice when working with
diverse populations involves
all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Treating all 31. An apparent treatment success that is due to the
clients the same way patient's expectation or hopes rather
than the treatment itself is called ____________. -
