CPCE PRACTICE TEST 2025 UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes 3 progressive levels culminating in...
A. self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic.
B. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self- accepted set of standards of
behavior.
C. androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female stereotypic behaviors.
D. personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas. - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. variable interval
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed ratio - (Correct Answer) - C
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has shown that
it is facilitated by
A. formal educational experiences.
B. observational learning experiences.
C. diverse interpersonal interactions.
D. all of the above. - (Correct Answer) - D
When persons who are characteristically shy and withdrawn participate in "assertiveness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
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. dissociation.
C. individuation.
, 2
D. acculturation - (Correct Answer) - A
"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
A. Rogers.
B. Carkhuff.
C. Freud.
D. Ellis. - (Correct Answer) - D
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
A. confrontation.
B. paradoxical intention.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. reconfiguration. - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. Behavioral
B. Transactional-analysis
C. Adlerian
D. Client-centered - (Correct Answer) - A
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be high in
A. independence.
, 3
B. authoritarianism.
C. intelligence.
D. superiority. - (Correct Answer) - B
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
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman. - (Correct Answer) - B
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched most extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
C. Tiedeman.
D. Ginzberg. - (Correct Answer) - A
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?
A. mean
B. standard deviation
C. standard error of measurement
D. standard error of the mean - (Correct Answer) - C
A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of on-going group career
counseling on the vocational maturity of high school sophomores. The study was begun in
, 4
September and continued until June. This study is partcularly susceptible to which of the
following threats to the validity of an experiment?
A. regression
B. maturation
C. reactive effects of experimentation
D. multiple treatment interference - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. analysis of covariance
B. correlated t-tests
C. analysis of variance
D. Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test - (Correct Answer) - A
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking employment. Concurrent
with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client has made application for employment
with several employers. A potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your
client's suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following conditions are
you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics), to provide the information requested?
A. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is given
B. When you are certain that the information you would provide would assure that the client
would get the job.
C. When in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance the client's chances
for getting the job.
D. None of the above - (Correct Answer) - D
As applied to professional licensure of counselors, the term "reciprocity" means that
100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes 3 progressive levels culminating in...
A. self-actualization, wherein the individual is fully humanistic.
B. principled thought, wherein the individual adopts a self- accepted set of standards of
behavior.
C. androgyny, wherein the individual exhibits both male and female stereotypic behaviors.
D. personhood, wherein the individual is free from moral dilemmas. - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. variable interval
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed ratio - (Correct Answer) - C
Research on the development of a person in a so-called "humanistic life outlook" has shown that
it is facilitated by
A. formal educational experiences.
B. observational learning experiences.
C. diverse interpersonal interactions.
D. all of the above. - (Correct Answer) - D
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
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. dissociation.
C. individuation.
, 2
D. acculturation - (Correct Answer) - A
"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
A. Rogers.
B. Carkhuff.
C. Freud.
D. Ellis. - (Correct Answer) - D
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
A. confrontation.
B. paradoxical intention.
C. systematic desensitization.
D. reconfiguration. - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. Behavioral
B. Transactional-analysis
C. Adlerian
D. Client-centered - (Correct Answer) - A
In the context of group counseling, members that are high in conformity also tend to be high in
A. independence.
, 3
B. authoritarianism.
C. intelligence.
D. superiority. - (Correct Answer) - B
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
A. Super.
B. Roe.
C. Holland.
D. Tiedeman. - (Correct Answer) - B
The concept of "career maturity" has been described and researched most extensively by
A. Crites.
B. Hoyt.
C. Tiedeman.
D. Ginzberg. - (Correct Answer) - A
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?
A. mean
B. standard deviation
C. standard error of measurement
D. standard error of the mean - (Correct Answer) - C
A counselor conducted a study intended to evaluate the effectiveness of on-going group career
counseling on the vocational maturity of high school sophomores. The study was begun in
, 4
September and continued until June. This study is partcularly susceptible to which of the
following threats to the validity of an experiment?
A. regression
B. maturation
C. reactive effects of experimentation
D. multiple treatment interference - (Correct Answer) - B
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?
A. analysis of covariance
B. correlated t-tests
C. analysis of variance
D. Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test - (Correct Answer) - A
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking employment. Concurrent
with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client has made application for employment
with several employers. A potential employer calls you and asks for your opinion as to your
client's suitability for the employer's job opening. Under which of the following conditions are
you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics), to provide the information requested?
A. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is given
B. When you are certain that the information you would provide would assure that the client
would get the job.
C. When in your best judgment you believe the information would enhance the client's chances
for getting the job.
D. None of the above - (Correct Answer) - D
As applied to professional licensure of counselors, the term "reciprocity" means that
