CPCE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 2026/2027 UPDATED VERSION
A woman who is being robbed
A. Would probably get the most assistance in a crowd with a large
number of bystanders.
B. Would find that the number of people who would respond to her
distress actually decreases as the number of bystanders increases.
C. Would rarely have a bystander from a different race try to help
her.
D. None of the above.
B. Would find that the number of people who would respond to her
distress actually decreases as the number of bystanders increases.
A counselor who is seeing a client from a different culture would
most likely expect______ social conformity than he or she would
from a client from his or her own culture.
A. Less
B. More
C. The same
D. More realistic
A. Less
A counseling student reading these slides says, "i couldn't care less
about passing the nce or licensing exam." this
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,A. Is displacement.
B. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
C. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing
tension.
D. Is projection.
C. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing
tension.
In terms of trust and therapeutic surrender,
A. It is easier to trust people from one's own culture.
B. Lower-class people often don't trust others from a higher social
class.
C. Lower-class clients may feel that they will end up as losers dealing
with a counselor from a higher social class.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
The "compensatory" theory of leisure suggests that a certified public
accountant would enjoy________ whereas the "spillover" theory of
leisure suggest that the accountant would enjoy _______as a leisure
A. Reading mysteries - bowling
B. Racquet ball - chess
C. Backgammon - computeri7.ed games
D. Golf - tennis
B. Racquet ball - chess
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,A counselor who works with adolescents is familiar with the
knowledge that they tend to overselect professional positions and
occupations when asked about "what they are planning to do for a
living when they grow up." in terms of gelatt's decision-making
paradigm. Adolescents tend to have errors in their___________
systems.
A. Value
B. Prediction
C. Generalization
D. Decision
B. Prediction
A counselor who is following super's theory of career development
would not be surprised to learn that a person whom the counselor
believed to be in the "establishment" stage had
A. Quit work (altogether).
B. Changed careers.
C. Sought preretirement counseling.
D. Been promoted to a management position.
D. Been promoted to a management position.
One of the primary differences in clients' uses of career counseling
resources in print media format (e.g., dictionary of occupational
pg. 3
, titles or occupational outlook handbook) and those in computerized
format (e.g., choices, discover ii, sigi4p. Or eces) is the
A. Number of jobs/occupations for which information is available.
B. Speed with which information can be retrieved for use.
C. Lack of need for counselors when the computerized format is
used.
D. Lack of need for the computerized format when the print media
format is used.
B. Speed with which information can be retrieved for use.
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group
members understand a "fields and level" approach to careers is
following the theory of
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman.
B. Roe.
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched
most extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
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GRADED A+ LATEST 2026/2027 UPDATED VERSION
A woman who is being robbed
A. Would probably get the most assistance in a crowd with a large
number of bystanders.
B. Would find that the number of people who would respond to her
distress actually decreases as the number of bystanders increases.
C. Would rarely have a bystander from a different race try to help
her.
D. None of the above.
B. Would find that the number of people who would respond to her
distress actually decreases as the number of bystanders increases.
A counselor who is seeing a client from a different culture would
most likely expect______ social conformity than he or she would
from a client from his or her own culture.
A. Less
B. More
C. The same
D. More realistic
A. Less
A counseling student reading these slides says, "i couldn't care less
about passing the nce or licensing exam." this
pg. 1
,A. Is displacement.
B. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance via consistent cognitions.
C. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing
tension.
D. Is projection.
C. Is an attempt to reduce dissonance by denial, thus minimizing
tension.
In terms of trust and therapeutic surrender,
A. It is easier to trust people from one's own culture.
B. Lower-class people often don't trust others from a higher social
class.
C. Lower-class clients may feel that they will end up as losers dealing
with a counselor from a higher social class.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
The "compensatory" theory of leisure suggests that a certified public
accountant would enjoy________ whereas the "spillover" theory of
leisure suggest that the accountant would enjoy _______as a leisure
A. Reading mysteries - bowling
B. Racquet ball - chess
C. Backgammon - computeri7.ed games
D. Golf - tennis
B. Racquet ball - chess
pg. 2
,A counselor who works with adolescents is familiar with the
knowledge that they tend to overselect professional positions and
occupations when asked about "what they are planning to do for a
living when they grow up." in terms of gelatt's decision-making
paradigm. Adolescents tend to have errors in their___________
systems.
A. Value
B. Prediction
C. Generalization
D. Decision
B. Prediction
A counselor who is following super's theory of career development
would not be surprised to learn that a person whom the counselor
believed to be in the "establishment" stage had
A. Quit work (altogether).
B. Changed careers.
C. Sought preretirement counseling.
D. Been promoted to a management position.
D. Been promoted to a management position.
One of the primary differences in clients' uses of career counseling
resources in print media format (e.g., dictionary of occupational
pg. 3
, titles or occupational outlook handbook) and those in computerized
format (e.g., choices, discover ii, sigi4p. Or eces) is the
A. Number of jobs/occupations for which information is available.
B. Speed with which information can be retrieved for use.
C. Lack of need for counselors when the computerized format is
used.
D. Lack of need for the computerized format when the print media
format is used.
B. Speed with which information can be retrieved for use.
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group
members understand a "fields and level" approach to careers is
following the theory of
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman.
B. Roe.
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched
most extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
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