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NCE: Sample Exam Questions And Answers
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Attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients, some
counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical framework. These
counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes 3 progressive levels culminating in: -
Answer✔Principled thought, wherein individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior.
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-job
basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement schedules? -
Answer✔Variable Ratio
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has shown
that it is facilitated by: - Answer✔Formal educational experiences, observational learning
experiences, and diverse interpersonal interactions.
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in "assertiveness
training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt. Counselors refer to this social
psychological concept as: - Answer✔Cognitive Dissonance
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they
take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes the counseling
theory developed by: - Answer✔Ellis
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The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state in order
to help the client understand the irrationality of the emotional reaction is known as: -
Answer✔Paradoxical Intention
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example, in some groups
the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or "product," while in others the primary
goal is to focus on the "process" of interaction within the group. Which of the following types of
groups is more product than process oriented? - Answer✔Behavioral
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be high in:
- Answer✔Authoritarianism
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group members understand a
"fields and levels" approach to careers is following the theory of: - Answer✔Roe
Person A and Person B both took the same test. Person A got a score of 100 while Person B got
a score of 75. In order for a counselor to determine whether the difference between their
scores was because of "chance," the counselor would need to know which of the following
characteristics of the test: - Answer✔Standard Error of Measurement
A person got a score of 85 on a norm-referenced test. This means that the person: -
Answer✔Insufficient Information
A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing group career
counseling on the vocational maturity of high school sophomores. The study was begun in
September and continued until June. This study is particularly susceptible to which of the
following threats to the validity of an experiment? - Answer✔Maturation
A counselor designs a study where two experimental groups and one control group complete
pre- and post-experiment measures of self-concept. The subjects were not randomly assigned
to the groups because of scheduling problems. Which of the following techniques is MOST
appropriate for analyzing the resultant data? - Answer✔Analysis of covariance
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NCE: Sample Exam Questions And Answers
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Attempting to understand the life perspectives and characteristics of their clients, some
counselors use Kohlberg's theory of moral development as a theoretical framework. These
counselors know that Kohlberg's theory includes 3 progressive levels culminating in: -
Answer✔Principled thought, wherein individual adopts a self-accepted set of standards of
behavior.
A professional counselor determines fees for monthly consultation services on a job-by-job
basis. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement schedules? -
Answer✔Variable Ratio
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has shown
that it is facilitated by: - Answer✔Formal educational experiences, observational learning
experiences, and diverse interpersonal interactions.
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in "assertiveness
training," initially they experience uncertainty and self-doubt. Counselors refer to this social
psychological concept as: - Answer✔Cognitive Dissonance
"Men (used here to mean all people) are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they
take of them." This quote, attributable to Epictetus, most closely describes the counseling
theory developed by: - Answer✔Ellis
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The counseling technique in which the counselor intensifies the client's emotional state in order
to help the client understand the irrationality of the emotional reaction is known as: -
Answer✔Paradoxical Intention
Counselors know that groups are formed for different purposes. For example, in some groups
the primary goal is to yield some specified outcome, or "product," while in others the primary
goal is to focus on the "process" of interaction within the group. Which of the following types of
groups is more product than process oriented? - Answer✔Behavioral
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be high in:
- Answer✔Authoritarianism
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group members understand a
"fields and levels" approach to careers is following the theory of: - Answer✔Roe
Person A and Person B both took the same test. Person A got a score of 100 while Person B got
a score of 75. In order for a counselor to determine whether the difference between their
scores was because of "chance," the counselor would need to know which of the following
characteristics of the test: - Answer✔Standard Error of Measurement
A person got a score of 85 on a norm-referenced test. This means that the person: -
Answer✔Insufficient Information
A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing group career
counseling on the vocational maturity of high school sophomores. The study was begun in
September and continued until June. This study is particularly susceptible to which of the
following threats to the validity of an experiment? - Answer✔Maturation
A counselor designs a study where two experimental groups and one control group complete
pre- and post-experiment measures of self-concept. The subjects were not randomly assigned
to the groups because of scheduling problems. Which of the following techniques is MOST
appropriate for analyzing the resultant data? - Answer✔Analysis of covariance
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