NCE Exam (Assessment) questions with correct answers

Assessment correct answer Refers to the systematic process of gathering and documenting information regarding a client's knowledge, skills, attitudes, and/or beliefs. Evaluative procedures used in counseling: correct answer -Clinical interviewing: Structured, semi-structured, unstructured -Informal assessment: Observation of behavior, rating scales, classification techniques, records, personal documents -Personality assessment: Standardized tests (e.g.,MMPI), projective tests (e.g., TAT), interest inventories (e.g., Strong interest inventory) -Ability assessment: Achievement tests (e.g., WRAT), aptitude tests (e.g., SAT), intelligence tests (e.g., WISC) Jean Esquirol correct answer Used language development to identify varying levels of intelligence. His work is considered a forerunner of verbal IQ. He is credited with recognizing that mental retardation was related to developmental deficiencies rather than mental illness. Edouard Seguin correct answer Developed the form board, which improved the motor skills of individuals with mental retardation. The form board is considered a predecessor to performance IQ testing. Sir Francis Galton correct answer -Was a biologist credited with launching the testing movement and developing the first test of intelligence. - He pioneered the use of the rating-scale and questionnaire methods and developed the correlation coefficient through his work in examining the relationship between reaction time, grip strength, and intelligence. William Wundt correct answer Founded one of the first psychological laboratories to conduct experimental research.