PSY 6645 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Ethicsr-rans-
Canrberviewedrasrmoralrprinciplesradoptedrbyrindividualsrorrargrouprthatrprovidesrt
herbasisrforrrightrconduct.
Doingrwhatrisrbestrforrtherclient.
NationalrBoardrofrCertifiedrCounselorsr-rans-NBCC
AmericanrCounselingrAssociationr-rans-ACA
AmericanrPsychologicalrAssociationr-rans-APA
Competencer-rans-
(inrusingrtests)rRequiresradequaterknowledgerandrtrainingrinradministeringranrinstru
ment.
A-Levelr-rans-
Noradvancedrtrainingrisrrequiredr(e.g.rVocationalrProficiencyrTest).rTestrpublishersr
willrletranyonerpurchase.
B-Levelr-rans-
Master'srlevelrinrCounseling,rPsychology,rEducationrorrarrelatedrarearORrspecialize
drtraining.
C-Levelr-rans-
DoctoraterinrPsychology,rEductionrorrarrelatedrfieldrORrLicensurer(e.g.rWeschlerrIQ
,rMMPI).
IndividualsrwithrDisabilitiesrEducationrActrofr1975r-rans-SpecialrEd
NorChildrLeftrBehindrActrofr2001r-rans-
Assumesrallrchildrenrcanrsucceedrinrschoolrandrdemandsrthatrschoolrsystemsrshow
rthatrallrchildrenrcanrpassrminimalrcompetencies,rregardlessrofrtheirrgender,rculturer
orrdisability.
VocationalrEducationractrofr1984r-rans-
CarlrPerkins.rEnsuresraccessrtorvocationalrassessment,rcounselingrandrplacement.
, AmericansrwithrDisabilitiesrActrofr1990r-rans-
Protectsrthoserinrtherworkplace,rhelpsrpregnantrwomen.rAccommodationsrforrtesting
rmustrbermade.
TherCivilrRightsrActrofr1964r-rans-
Outlawsrdiscriminationrinremploymentrbasedronrrace,rgenderrandrnationalrorigin.
TherTowerrAmendmentrtorEqualrEmploymentrActrofr1966r-rans-
Allowsranremployerrtorgiverandractruponrtherresultsrofranyrprofessionallyrdeveloped
rtest,rprovidedrthertestrisrnotrdesigned,rintendedrorrusedrtordiscriminate.
LarryrP.rvs.rRilesr-rans-1974,r1979,r1984r-
rImproperrtestingrofrBlackrAmericansrinrEducationalrMentalrRetardedrClasses.
Sharifrvs.rNewrYorkrStaterEducationalrDepartmentr-rans-
RequiredrthatrNewrYorkrmustrnotruserSATrasrarsolerdeterminaterforrcollegerentran
ce.
Griggsrvs.rDukerPowerrCompanyr-rans-1971r-
rViolationrofrtherCivilrRightsrActrbyrrequiringrtworwrittenrtestsrandrarhighrschoolrdipl
omarforrtherjobrorrarlaborer.rCourtrdeterminedrthatrcognitiverabilityrisrnotrnecessary
rforrsuchrarjob.
Bakkervs.rCaliforniar-rans-1978r-
rStruckrdownrtherquotarsystemrforrminorityrgroupsrinrprofessionalrschools.
Aptituder(CognitiverAbility)r-rans-
Measuresrspecificrabilityrorrabilities,rorrarpotentialrforrperformancerinrarspecificrtask
rorrtasks.
ArmedrServicesrVocationalrAptituderBatteryr-rans-
Developedrinr1966.rHelpsrthertestrtakerrtorassessraptitudesrandrpredictrperformanc
erinracademicrandrprofessionalrareas.rGradesr11rorrhigher.rOverr2rmillionrgivenrper
ryear.rScoresrarerusedrtormakermilitaryrassignments.
DifferentialrAptituderTestrBatteryr-rans-
UsedrtorIDrcandidatesrforrhiring,rtraining,randrcareerrdevelopmentrinranyrorganizatio
nalrsetting.r1947.rGradesr7r-r12randradults.
DATr6rKeyrAreasr-rans-...
GeneralrAptutuderTestrBatteryr-rans-Onerofrthermostrwidelyrusedrforrvocational/
occupationalrcounseling.rGradesr9r-rAdult.
GATBr9rKeyrAreasr-rans-i.rGeneralrLearningrAbility
ANSWERS
Ethicsr-rans-
Canrberviewedrasrmoralrprinciplesradoptedrbyrindividualsrorrargrouprthatrprovidesrt
herbasisrforrrightrconduct.
Doingrwhatrisrbestrforrtherclient.
NationalrBoardrofrCertifiedrCounselorsr-rans-NBCC
AmericanrCounselingrAssociationr-rans-ACA
AmericanrPsychologicalrAssociationr-rans-APA
Competencer-rans-
(inrusingrtests)rRequiresradequaterknowledgerandrtrainingrinradministeringranrinstru
ment.
A-Levelr-rans-
Noradvancedrtrainingrisrrequiredr(e.g.rVocationalrProficiencyrTest).rTestrpublishersr
willrletranyonerpurchase.
B-Levelr-rans-
Master'srlevelrinrCounseling,rPsychology,rEducationrorrarrelatedrarearORrspecialize
drtraining.
C-Levelr-rans-
DoctoraterinrPsychology,rEductionrorrarrelatedrfieldrORrLicensurer(e.g.rWeschlerrIQ
,rMMPI).
IndividualsrwithrDisabilitiesrEducationrActrofr1975r-rans-SpecialrEd
NorChildrLeftrBehindrActrofr2001r-rans-
Assumesrallrchildrenrcanrsucceedrinrschoolrandrdemandsrthatrschoolrsystemsrshow
rthatrallrchildrenrcanrpassrminimalrcompetencies,rregardlessrofrtheirrgender,rculturer
orrdisability.
VocationalrEducationractrofr1984r-rans-
CarlrPerkins.rEnsuresraccessrtorvocationalrassessment,rcounselingrandrplacement.
, AmericansrwithrDisabilitiesrActrofr1990r-rans-
Protectsrthoserinrtherworkplace,rhelpsrpregnantrwomen.rAccommodationsrforrtesting
rmustrbermade.
TherCivilrRightsrActrofr1964r-rans-
Outlawsrdiscriminationrinremploymentrbasedronrrace,rgenderrandrnationalrorigin.
TherTowerrAmendmentrtorEqualrEmploymentrActrofr1966r-rans-
Allowsranremployerrtorgiverandractruponrtherresultsrofranyrprofessionallyrdeveloped
rtest,rprovidedrthertestrisrnotrdesigned,rintendedrorrusedrtordiscriminate.
LarryrP.rvs.rRilesr-rans-1974,r1979,r1984r-
rImproperrtestingrofrBlackrAmericansrinrEducationalrMentalrRetardedrClasses.
Sharifrvs.rNewrYorkrStaterEducationalrDepartmentr-rans-
RequiredrthatrNewrYorkrmustrnotruserSATrasrarsolerdeterminaterforrcollegerentran
ce.
Griggsrvs.rDukerPowerrCompanyr-rans-1971r-
rViolationrofrtherCivilrRightsrActrbyrrequiringrtworwrittenrtestsrandrarhighrschoolrdipl
omarforrtherjobrorrarlaborer.rCourtrdeterminedrthatrcognitiverabilityrisrnotrnecessary
rforrsuchrarjob.
Bakkervs.rCaliforniar-rans-1978r-
rStruckrdownrtherquotarsystemrforrminorityrgroupsrinrprofessionalrschools.
Aptituder(CognitiverAbility)r-rans-
Measuresrspecificrabilityrorrabilities,rorrarpotentialrforrperformancerinrarspecificrtask
rorrtasks.
ArmedrServicesrVocationalrAptituderBatteryr-rans-
Developedrinr1966.rHelpsrthertestrtakerrtorassessraptitudesrandrpredictrperformanc
erinracademicrandrprofessionalrareas.rGradesr11rorrhigher.rOverr2rmillionrgivenrper
ryear.rScoresrarerusedrtormakermilitaryrassignments.
DifferentialrAptituderTestrBatteryr-rans-
UsedrtorIDrcandidatesrforrhiring,rtraining,randrcareerrdevelopmentrinranyrorganizatio
nalrsetting.r1947.rGradesr7r-r12randradults.
DATr6rKeyrAreasr-rans-...
GeneralrAptutuderTestrBatteryr-rans-Onerofrthermostrwidelyrusedrforrvocational/
occupationalrcounseling.rGradesr9r-rAdult.
GATBr9rKeyrAreasr-rans-i.rGeneralrLearningrAbility