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What does CACREP stand for? Correct Answer: the Council for
the Accreditation and Counseling Related Educational
Programs
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What does CCE stand for? Correct Answer: Center for
Credentialing and Education, inc
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What does REBT stand for and who is the main theorist
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associated with it? Correct Answer: Rational Emotive
Behavioral Therapy; Ellis.
Name Freud's Psychosexual stages of development. Correct
Answer: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, and Genital. (Mnemonic
device: Oh, Anthony, Please Let's Go!)
Describe Erik Erikson's stages. Correct Answer: Erik Erikson is
an Ego psychologist and a disciple of Freud. His 8 stages focus
on social relationships, therefore they are called psychosocial.
Each stage has a crisis that must be overcome in order to move
on to the next stage. His stages are Trust v. Mistrust;
Autonomy v. Shame/doubt; Industry v. Inferiority; Initiative
vs. Guilt; Identity v. Role confusion; Intimacy v. Isolation;
Generativity vs. Stagnation; Integrity vs. Despair. (Mnemonic
device: The Air In Iceland Is Icy, Greenland Isn't.)
define psychometric. Correct Answer: pertaining to mental
testing and measurement
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define psychodiagnostic Correct Answer: the study of
personality through interpretation of behavior and non-verbal
cues; or labeling a client in a diagnostic category.
define psychopharmacology Correct Answer: the study of the
effects drugs have on psychological functions.
What is the id? Correct Answer: the basic instinct principle in
Freudian theory. It is the seat of aggression and sexual
impulse. It is devoid of logic and time orientation. It is chaotic
and bodily focused.
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What is the ego? Correct Answer: this is the reality principle
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in Freudian theory. It indicates power of reasoning and control
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over behavior. It helps keep the impulses of the id in check.
What is the superego? Correct Answer: the superego is the
moralistic and idealistic principle in the Freudian theory.
Which group of theorists believe "if you can't measure it, it
doesn't exist"? Correct Answer: Behaviorists. They focus on
O.O.B. The observable, objective behaviors. (My AP psych
teacher in HS called it the O.O.B. tampon. gross, but it helped
me remember it!)
Who is the only psychoanalyst with a developmental theory
that covered the entire lifespan? Correct Answer: Erik
Erikson's Psychosocial stages covered the entire lifespan. Each
stage has a crisis or turning point.
What theory is A. A. Brill associated with? Correct Answer:
Career theory
Milton H. Erickson is associated with... Correct Answer: Brief
psychotherapy and hypnosis.
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What field is Jean Piaget associated with? Correct Answer:
Cognitive Child Development
Who is Jay Haley and what is the nature of his contribution to
counseling? Correct Answer: Haley is most famous for his
work on strategic and problem-solving therapy, more
specifically with his use of the paradox technique. He also
studied with Milton Erickson.
Arnold Lazarus Correct Answer: He is a known behavioral
therapist who worked specifically with methods of
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desensitization and phobias. He is most associated with
Multimodal Therapy.
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William Perry Correct Answer: He is known for his work in
adult cognitive development, specifically with college
students. He worked a lot with the concept of "dualistic
thinking" among college students, where everything is either
black or white. (Memory technique: think of Katy Perry's song
Hot and Cold to associate Perry with dualism.)
Ed Neukrug Correct Answer: Also a cognitive
developmentalist. His work is similar to Perry's. He noted that
college students initially think that their professor has all the
answers (dualistic), but gradually get to a more relativistic way
of thinking and realize that answers exist that are relative to a
given situation. (Memory technique: "What do you THINK about
Ed nuking the rug??" Think= cognitive dev, Ed Neukrug.)
Robert Kegan Correct Answer: Yet another adult cognitive
developmentalist. SPecifically with interpersonal development.
His theory was called the Constructive Model of Development-
people construct reality throughout the lifespan.
What are Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development in order?
Correct Answer: Sensorimotor; Preoperational; Concrete;
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Formal. These stages must occur in order, but may be
experienced at varying ages.
What is the major critique of Jean Piaget's research? Correct
Answer: He spent too much time observing his own kids, and
thus drawing his conclusions from a small, specific,
population.
Who formulated the very first intelligence test? Correct
Answer: Alfred Binet. In France. Oh la la!
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What is a t test? Correct Answer: Also known as the Student's
t, it is a statistical test used in formal experiments to
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determine if a statistical significance exists between the means
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of two normally distributed groups.
Define Conservation. Correct Answer: A substance's mass,
weight, and volume remain the same even if it changes shape.
It most likely refers to volume and mass, though. A child who
has not mastered this concept will not have flexible thinking.
(Mastered during Piaget's Concrete Operational stage 7-11
years)
Symbolic Schema Correct Answer: A schema is a system where
the child tests out things in the physical world. An example of
a symbolic schema is when a child uses a pie plate as a
steering wheel (because it fits into the schema they have
created for "Steering Wheel") This occurs in the Preoperational
Stage.
David Elkind's research supports what Piagetian concept?
Correct Answer: Elkind's statistical research supports Piaget's
principle of conservation, with mass being the first and most
easily understood concept for children, followed by weight
and volume respectively.
NCE and CPCE Study Guide Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
What does CACREP stand for? Correct Answer: the Council for
the Accreditation and Counseling Related Educational
Programs
© 2025 Assignment
What does CCE stand for? Correct Answer: Center for
Credentialing and Education, inc
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What does REBT stand for and who is the main theorist
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associated with it? Correct Answer: Rational Emotive
Behavioral Therapy; Ellis.
Name Freud's Psychosexual stages of development. Correct
Answer: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, and Genital. (Mnemonic
device: Oh, Anthony, Please Let's Go!)
Describe Erik Erikson's stages. Correct Answer: Erik Erikson is
an Ego psychologist and a disciple of Freud. His 8 stages focus
on social relationships, therefore they are called psychosocial.
Each stage has a crisis that must be overcome in order to move
on to the next stage. His stages are Trust v. Mistrust;
Autonomy v. Shame/doubt; Industry v. Inferiority; Initiative
vs. Guilt; Identity v. Role confusion; Intimacy v. Isolation;
Generativity vs. Stagnation; Integrity vs. Despair. (Mnemonic
device: The Air In Iceland Is Icy, Greenland Isn't.)
define psychometric. Correct Answer: pertaining to mental
testing and measurement
, 2
define psychodiagnostic Correct Answer: the study of
personality through interpretation of behavior and non-verbal
cues; or labeling a client in a diagnostic category.
define psychopharmacology Correct Answer: the study of the
effects drugs have on psychological functions.
What is the id? Correct Answer: the basic instinct principle in
Freudian theory. It is the seat of aggression and sexual
impulse. It is devoid of logic and time orientation. It is chaotic
and bodily focused.
© 2025 Assignment
What is the ego? Correct Answer: this is the reality principle
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in Freudian theory. It indicates power of reasoning and control
Expert
over behavior. It helps keep the impulses of the id in check.
What is the superego? Correct Answer: the superego is the
moralistic and idealistic principle in the Freudian theory.
Which group of theorists believe "if you can't measure it, it
doesn't exist"? Correct Answer: Behaviorists. They focus on
O.O.B. The observable, objective behaviors. (My AP psych
teacher in HS called it the O.O.B. tampon. gross, but it helped
me remember it!)
Who is the only psychoanalyst with a developmental theory
that covered the entire lifespan? Correct Answer: Erik
Erikson's Psychosocial stages covered the entire lifespan. Each
stage has a crisis or turning point.
What theory is A. A. Brill associated with? Correct Answer:
Career theory
Milton H. Erickson is associated with... Correct Answer: Brief
psychotherapy and hypnosis.
, 3
What field is Jean Piaget associated with? Correct Answer:
Cognitive Child Development
Who is Jay Haley and what is the nature of his contribution to
counseling? Correct Answer: Haley is most famous for his
work on strategic and problem-solving therapy, more
specifically with his use of the paradox technique. He also
studied with Milton Erickson.
Arnold Lazarus Correct Answer: He is a known behavioral
therapist who worked specifically with methods of
© 2025 Assignment
desensitization and phobias. He is most associated with
Multimodal Therapy.
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
William Perry Correct Answer: He is known for his work in
adult cognitive development, specifically with college
students. He worked a lot with the concept of "dualistic
thinking" among college students, where everything is either
black or white. (Memory technique: think of Katy Perry's song
Hot and Cold to associate Perry with dualism.)
Ed Neukrug Correct Answer: Also a cognitive
developmentalist. His work is similar to Perry's. He noted that
college students initially think that their professor has all the
answers (dualistic), but gradually get to a more relativistic way
of thinking and realize that answers exist that are relative to a
given situation. (Memory technique: "What do you THINK about
Ed nuking the rug??" Think= cognitive dev, Ed Neukrug.)
Robert Kegan Correct Answer: Yet another adult cognitive
developmentalist. SPecifically with interpersonal development.
His theory was called the Constructive Model of Development-
people construct reality throughout the lifespan.
What are Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development in order?
Correct Answer: Sensorimotor; Preoperational; Concrete;
, 4
Formal. These stages must occur in order, but may be
experienced at varying ages.
What is the major critique of Jean Piaget's research? Correct
Answer: He spent too much time observing his own kids, and
thus drawing his conclusions from a small, specific,
population.
Who formulated the very first intelligence test? Correct
Answer: Alfred Binet. In France. Oh la la!
© 2025 Assignment
What is a t test? Correct Answer: Also known as the Student's
t, it is a statistical test used in formal experiments to
Guru01 - Stuvia
determine if a statistical significance exists between the means
Expert
of two normally distributed groups.
Define Conservation. Correct Answer: A substance's mass,
weight, and volume remain the same even if it changes shape.
It most likely refers to volume and mass, though. A child who
has not mastered this concept will not have flexible thinking.
(Mastered during Piaget's Concrete Operational stage 7-11
years)
Symbolic Schema Correct Answer: A schema is a system where
the child tests out things in the physical world. An example of
a symbolic schema is when a child uses a pie plate as a
steering wheel (because it fits into the schema they have
created for "Steering Wheel") This occurs in the Preoperational
Stage.
David Elkind's research supports what Piagetian concept?
Correct Answer: Elkind's statistical research supports Piaget's
principle of conservation, with mass being the first and most
easily understood concept for children, followed by weight
and volume respectively.
