Test Prep NCE Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep NCE Online Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  An advantage of having coleaders for a group is:

  A. If one leader is unable to be there for the meeting, it does not have to be canceled.
  B. The leaders can process their own feelings with each other in between sessions.
  C. The leaders can be more observant of group dynamics.
  D. All of the above
  D. All of the above

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  As long as the coleaders get along and adhere to a similar theoretical approach and vision for the group, having coleaders can provide multiple benefits for group members.

• Question 62:

  Crites is the researcher that first described the concept of "career maturity".

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

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  Career maturity was first mentioned by Donald Super and is the degree to which people are prepared to make good educational and vocational choices. Crites created the Career Maturity Inventory based on Donald Super's theory of career development.

• Question 63:

  What will the standard error of measurement tell you about a test?

  A. If the test is valid.
  B. If two sets of results are due to chance.
  C. If the test has a normal curve.
  D. If the test is norm-referenced.
  B. If two sets of results are due to chance.

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  Standard error of measurement estimates how an individual's scores would fall if given the same assessment over a period of time. Validity is one of the most important criteria for determining the quality of a test and refers to if the test is measuring what it claims to measure.

• Question 64:

  Which person is associated with the beginning of the guidance movement?

  A. Adler
  B. Parsons
  C. Freud
  D. Ellis
  B. Parsons

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  Frank Parsons is known as the founder of the guidance movement. His talent matching approach was later developed into the Trait and Factor Theory of Occupational Choice. Adler was the founder of individual psychology, Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis, and Ellis was the founder of rational emotive behavior therapy.

• Question 65:

  Which is NOT one of the original 3 stages of career development identified by Ginzberg and his associates?

  A. Exploratory
  B. Fantasy
  C. Tentative
  D. Realistic
  A. Exploratory

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  During childhood, individuals are in the fantasy stage. Through play and imagination, they experience many different careers. Once an individual reaches adolescence, he or she enters the tentative stage. This stage has four sub-stages: interest, capacity, values, and transition. The realistic stage begins around age 17 and lasts through the early 20s. In this stage, the individual will engage in exploration, crystallization, and specification of a specific career. Later, Ginzberg changed his outlook and said that career choice is a life-long process and does not end in the early 20s. Instead, people optimize.

• Question 66:

  A man comes to you and has been through a series of traumatic events. You have no training or experience in helping clients overcome trauma. Ethically, you should:

  A. continue meeting with him and 'learn as you go'.
  B. tell him you can't help him.
  C. refer the client to a therapist who has the proper qualifications.
  D. ask him to tell you all the details.
  C. refer the client to a therapist who has the proper qualifications.

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  Helping clients work through trauma requires specialized training. If the client is presenting with trauma and it is out of the realm of the counselor's ability to handle, the client should be referred to a qualified professional.

• Question 67:

  Jeremy, during intake, told you that he really enjoys his job as a watch repair man. His strong Interest Inventory would probably indicate a high score in which of the following?

  A. Investigative
  B. Conventional
  C. Realistic
  D. Social
  C. Realistic

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  Those who score high in the realistic category enjoy working with machines. They are doers. Those who have high scores for investigative are thinkers, conventional are organizers, and social are helpers.

• Question 68:

  What traits originate in the cerebral cortex?

  A. Thought
  B. Language
  C. Reason
  D. All of the above
  D. All of the above

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  The cerebral cortex is the most highly developed section of the brain and is responsible for these advanced skills.

• Question 69:

  Holland's trait-factor theory matched which of the following together?

  A. Gender traits with personality traits
  B. Professional traits with earning power
  C. Personality traits with job requirements
  D. Personality traits with intelligence level
  C. Personality traits with job requirements

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  Holland matched individual traits with environment traits.

• Question 70:

  Carl Jung's Theory of Archetypes is still very influential, and several of them are listed below. Choose the one that is not correct.

  A. The Shadow
  B. The Hero
  C. The Wise Old Woman
  D. The Self-Made Person
  D. The Self-Made Person

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  The Shadow represents sex and life instincts and consists of repressed ideas and desires. The Hero represents a champion defender. The Wise Old Woman is helpful and a symbol of female nature.