NCE CAREER DEVELOPMENT |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized
a. only since the late 1950s.
b. only since the late 1960s.
c. only since nondirective counseling became popular.
d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major areas of
concern.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major
areas of concern.
Question 2
One trend is that women are moving into more careers that in the past were populated by
males. Women workers are often impacted by the "glass ceiling phenomenon." Assuming
that a counselor's behavior is influenced by the phenomenon, which statement would he
most likely make when conducting a career counseling session with a female client who
wants to advance to a higher position?
a. "Your ability to advance in the corporate world is generally based on your mother's
attitude toward work. Can you tell me a little about that?"
b. "Actually, women can advance quite rapidly in the corporate world. I support you 100%.
I'd say you should be optimistic and go for the position."
c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any
chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality."
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,d. "In most cases a female will work in a position that is at the sa
CORRECT ANSWER
c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any
chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality."
Question 3
Most research in the area of career development and its relationship to students indicates
that
a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle school
level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after college.
b. students did not want career guidance despite its importance.
c. many students were too inflexible to benefit from career guidance.
d. high school students wanted career guidance but junior-high school- or middle school-
level students did not.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle
school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after
college.
Question 4
A dual-career family (or dual-worker couple) is one in which both partners have jobs to
which they are committed on a somewhat continuous basis. Which statement is true of
dual-career families?
a. Surprisingly enough, dual-career families have lower incomes than families in which only
one partner works.
b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which
only one partner is working.
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,c. Dual-career families have incomes which are almost identical to families with one partner
working.
d. Surprisingly enough, no research has been conducted on dualcareer families.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which
only one partner is working.
Question 5
In the dual-career family, partners seem to be more self-sufficient than in the traditional
family. In a dual-career household, the woman generally
a. has children before entering the workforce.
b. rarely if ever has children.
c. is not self-reliant.
d. is typically secure in her career before she has children.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. is typically secure in her career before she has children.
Question 6
Studies indicate that
a. students receive ample vocational guidance.
b. most parents can provide appropriate vocational guidance.
c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
d. career days meet the vocational guidance needs of most students.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
Question 7
Statistics reveal that
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma.
b. fewer workers possess a high school diploma than ever before.
c. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs.
d. older workers are slower than younger workers and have fewer skills.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma.
Question 8
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
a. the client is having fun at work or away from work.
b. the client is relaxing at work or away from work.
c. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or away from work.
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations.
Question 9
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized
a. only since the late 1950s.
b. only since the late 1960s.
c. only since nondirective counseling became popular.
d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major areas of
concern.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major
areas of concern.
Question 2
One trend is that women are moving into more careers that in the past were populated by
males. Women workers are often impacted by the "glass ceiling phenomenon." Assuming
that a counselor's behavior is influenced by the phenomenon, which statement would he
most likely make when conducting a career counseling session with a female client who
wants to advance to a higher position?
a. "Your ability to advance in the corporate world is generally based on your mother's
attitude toward work. Can you tell me a little about that?"
b. "Actually, women can advance quite rapidly in the corporate world. I support you 100%.
I'd say you should be optimistic and go for the position."
c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any
chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality."
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,d. "In most cases a female will work in a position that is at the sa
CORRECT ANSWER
c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any
chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality."
Question 3
Most research in the area of career development and its relationship to students indicates
that
a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle school
level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after college.
b. students did not want career guidance despite its importance.
c. many students were too inflexible to benefit from career guidance.
d. high school students wanted career guidance but junior-high school- or middle school-
level students did not.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle
school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after
college.
Question 4
A dual-career family (or dual-worker couple) is one in which both partners have jobs to
which they are committed on a somewhat continuous basis. Which statement is true of
dual-career families?
a. Surprisingly enough, dual-career families have lower incomes than families in which only
one partner works.
b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which
only one partner is working.
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,c. Dual-career families have incomes which are almost identical to families with one partner
working.
d. Surprisingly enough, no research has been conducted on dualcareer families.
CORRECT ANSWER
b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which
only one partner is working.
Question 5
In the dual-career family, partners seem to be more self-sufficient than in the traditional
family. In a dual-career household, the woman generally
a. has children before entering the workforce.
b. rarely if ever has children.
c. is not self-reliant.
d. is typically secure in her career before she has children.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. is typically secure in her career before she has children.
Question 6
Studies indicate that
a. students receive ample vocational guidance.
b. most parents can provide appropriate vocational guidance.
c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
d. career days meet the vocational guidance needs of most students.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
Question 7
Statistics reveal that
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma.
b. fewer workers possess a high school diploma than ever before.
c. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs.
d. older workers are slower than younger workers and have fewer skills.
CORRECT ANSWER
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than a
worker with a high school diploma.
Question 8
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
a. the client is having fun at work or away from work.
b. the client is relaxing at work or away from work.
c. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or away from work.
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being utilized for obligations.
Question 9
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