PSY 6645 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATF ANSWERS
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Can be viewed as moral principles adopted by
individuals or a group that provides the basis for right conduct.
Doing what is best for the client.
National Board of Certified Counselors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NBCC
American Counseling Association - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ACA
American Psychological Association - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅APA
Competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅(in using tests) Requires adequate knowledge and
training in administering an instrument.
A-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No advanced training is required (e.g. Vocational
Proficiency Test). Test publishers will let anyone purchase.
B-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Master's level in Counseling, Psychology, Education
or a related area OR specialized training.
C-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Doctorate in Psychology, Eduction or a related field
OR Licensure (e.g. Weschler IQ, MMPI).
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Special
Ed
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assumes all children can
succeed in school and demands that school systems show that all children can pass minimal
competencies, regardless of their gender, culture or disability.
, Vocational Education act of 1984 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Carl Perkins. Ensures access
to vocational assessment, counseling and placement.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protects those in the
workplace, helps pregnant women. Accommodations for testing must be made.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Outlaws discrimination in
employment based on race, gender and national origin.
The Tower Amendment to Equal Employment Act of 1966 - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Allows an employer to give and act upon the results of any professionally
developed test, provided the test is not designed, intended or used to discriminate.
Larry P. vs. Riles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1974, 1979, 1984 - Improper testing of
Black Americans in Educational Mental Retarded Classes.
Sharif vs. New York State Educational Department - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Required
that New York must not use SAT as a sole determinate for college entrance.
Griggs vs. Duke Power Company - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1971 - Violation of the Civil
Rights Act by requiring two written tests and a high school diploma for the job or a laborer.
Court determined that cognitive ability is not necessary for such a job.
Bakke vs. California - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1978 - Struck down the quota system for
minority groups in professional schools.
Aptitude (Cognitive Ability) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Measures specific ability or
abilities, or a potential for performance in a specific task or tasks.
ACCURATF ANSWERS
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Can be viewed as moral principles adopted by
individuals or a group that provides the basis for right conduct.
Doing what is best for the client.
National Board of Certified Counselors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NBCC
American Counseling Association - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ACA
American Psychological Association - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅APA
Competence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅(in using tests) Requires adequate knowledge and
training in administering an instrument.
A-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅No advanced training is required (e.g. Vocational
Proficiency Test). Test publishers will let anyone purchase.
B-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Master's level in Counseling, Psychology, Education
or a related area OR specialized training.
C-Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Doctorate in Psychology, Eduction or a related field
OR Licensure (e.g. Weschler IQ, MMPI).
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Special
Ed
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Assumes all children can
succeed in school and demands that school systems show that all children can pass minimal
competencies, regardless of their gender, culture or disability.
, Vocational Education act of 1984 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Carl Perkins. Ensures access
to vocational assessment, counseling and placement.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Protects those in the
workplace, helps pregnant women. Accommodations for testing must be made.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Outlaws discrimination in
employment based on race, gender and national origin.
The Tower Amendment to Equal Employment Act of 1966 - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Allows an employer to give and act upon the results of any professionally
developed test, provided the test is not designed, intended or used to discriminate.
Larry P. vs. Riles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1974, 1979, 1984 - Improper testing of
Black Americans in Educational Mental Retarded Classes.
Sharif vs. New York State Educational Department - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Required
that New York must not use SAT as a sole determinate for college entrance.
Griggs vs. Duke Power Company - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1971 - Violation of the Civil
Rights Act by requiring two written tests and a high school diploma for the job or a laborer.
Court determined that cognitive ability is not necessary for such a job.
Bakke vs. California - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1978 - Struck down the quota system for
minority groups in professional schools.
Aptitude (Cognitive Ability) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Measures specific ability or
abilities, or a potential for performance in a specific task or tasks.
