Career
Theory
Appraisal
Research
Family
100
According to Holland differentiation refers to: a. the degree of fit between a person’s code and environment b. the difference between the lowest and the highest of the six scores of a profile c. the similarity or dissimilarity of the types d. the clarity and stability of a person’s current and future goals
What is the difference between the lowest and the highest of the six scores of a profile
100
The belief that individuals create their own knowledge by interpreting new experience in the light of past experience is a fundamental proposition of a. Behaviorism b. Rationalism c. Transnationalism d. Constructivism
What is Constructivism
100
7. Terry’s average score per basketball game is 27 points. This places him sixth among all the forwards in the Midwest basketball league. The level of measurement described in this example is: a. ordinal b. ratio c. interval d. nominal
What is ordinal
100
5. You give a questionnaire to a group of respondents to measure their opinions on certain topics. Each question has seven possible choices: Strongly Agree, Agree Somewhat, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Disagree Somewhat, and Strongly Disagree. This measurement technique is known as a: a. Likert scale b. scatterplot c. Kruskal-Wallis test d. Wilcoxen signed-rank test
What is Likert scale
100
In strategic family therapy, the term therapeutic neutrality means that the therapist does which of the following? a. takes an active role in the therapy b. joins with the family c. encourages family members to generate solutions to their own problems d. reframes negative communication
What is encourages family members to generate solutions to their own problems
200
24. On Holland’s hexagon model, social and artistic personality types are located next to each other, indicating that they are: a. congruent. b. consistent. c. differentiated. d. flexible.
What is consistent
200
A gestalt therapist is most likely going to deal with a client’s projection via: a. Playing the projection technique b. The empty chair technique
 c. Converting questions to statements 
 d. Behavioral contract
What is Playing the projection technique
200
8. Based on a normal bell curve, if the mean of a set of scores is 100 and the standard deviation is 10, a score of 80 would fall within _______ % of all possible scores. a. 13.59 b. 2.14 c. 99 d. 95
What is 99
200
When you see the letter P in relation to a test of significance it means: a. Portion b. Population c. Probability d. Parameter
What is Probability
200
Goals in strategic family therapy include all the following except: a. behavior change b. symptom removal c. breaking up vicious cycles of interaction d. instilling insight
What is instilling insight
300
One major category of career theory is known as the trait-factor (also called the trait-and-factor) approach. It has also been dubbed the matching approach. This approach: a. Attempts to match conscious and unconscious work motives. 
 b. Attempts to match the worker and the work environment (job factors). c. Attempts to match career behavior with attitudes. 
 d. Attempts to match cognition with the workload.
What is Attempts to match the worker and the work environment (job factors)
300
Which of the following is the best example of the concept of a zone of proximal development? a. Sherri works on her algebra homework for two hours without being able to answer a single question correctly. b. Jeff makes a note of the homework assignment for his last period class and completes it while riding home on the school bus. c. Cindy explains to her younger sister how to solve a problem in math by organizing the information in a new way. Her younger sister can then complete her homework. d. A mother shows her 8-month-old infant flashcards of words in different languages while she repeats each word on the card.
What is Cindy explains to her younger sister how to solve a problem in math by organizing the information in a new way. Her younger sister can then complete her homework.
300
Face validity refers to the extent that a test: a. Looks or appears to measure the intended attribute. 
 b. Measures a theoretical construct. 
 c. Appears to be constructed in an artistic fashion. 
 d. Can be compared to job performance. 

What is Looks or appears to measure the intended attribute.
300
The hunch is known as the experimental or alternative hypothesis. The experimental hypothesis suggests that a difference will be evident between the control group and the experimental group (i.e., the group receiving the IV). Thus, if the experiment 
would suggest that: a. The biofeedback would raise board scores b. The control group will score better on the board exam c. There will be no difference between the experimental and the control groups d. The experiment has been confounded
What is The biofeedback would raise board scores
300
According to Satir, characteristics of a healthy family system include: a. high feelings of esteem toward the system as a whole, without regard for the esteem of individual members. b. open communication between members of the family system. c. rules that are rigid but adhered to by all members of the system. d. little tolerance for change among members of the system.
What is open communication between members of the family system
400
Roe was the first career specialist to utilize a two-dimensional system of occupational classification utilizing: a. Unconscious and preconscious. 
 b. Fields and levels 
 c. Yin and yang. 
 d. Transactional analysis nomenclature.
What is Fields and levels 

400
During the Eriksonian stage generativity versus stagnation which of the following is thought to occur? a. identity crisis b. midlife crisis c. ethnic identity development d. gender identity development
What is midlife crisis
400
Which of these is not correct regarding standard scores? a. We obtain a standard score by converting raw score distributions. b. A z-score is a type of standardized score which is commonly used. c. An n-score is a type of standardized score that is commonly used. d.A t-score is a type of standardized score which is commonly used.
What is An n-score is a type of standardized score that is commonly used.
400
Which of the following is not a type of Quantitative Research Design: a. Nonexperimental b. Quasi-experiment c. Experimental d. Phenomenology
What is Phenomenology
400
A couple tells a therapist using strategic family therapy that they have a quarrel at least once every evening. The therapist says, “Between now and the next time I see you I want you to have a serious quarrel at least twice every evening.” This is an example of: a. Relabeling, which is commonly used in this form of therapy b. Refraining, which is commonly used in this form of therapy c. Prescribing the symptom d. A directive that is not paradoxical or a double bind 

What is Prescribing the symptom
500
47. When Jermaine was nine, he wanted to be a jet pilot. He thought that this would be exciting and he could fly low to the ground, seeing all kinds of places and scare people. He thought it would be neat to wear a uniform. If you were Jermaine's guidance counselor you might view Jermaine as being in this stage of Ginzberg and his colleagues: a. fantasy b. realistic c. tentative d. exploration
What is fantasy
500
An REBT therapist would contend that anxiety stems from: a. an intrapsychic orientation b. the internal repetition of irrational thoughts c. factors beyond our control d. unfinished business
What is the internal repetition of irrational thoughts
500
A counselor doing research decided to split a standardized test in half by using the even items as one test and the odd items as a second test and then correlating them. The counselor: a. Used an invalid procedure to test reliability. 
 b. Was testing reliability via the split-half method? 
 c. Was testing reliability via the equivalent forms method? 
 d. Was testing reliability via the inter-rater method? 
 15. A counselor who had an interest primarily in testing would most likely be a member of: a. ASGW b. AMECD c. NASW d. AHEAD
What is AMECD
500
The Rorschach, TAT, and Rotters Incomplete Sentences are all: a. projective tests b. observational tests c. rating scales d. standardized personality tests
What is projective tests
500
Some drawbacks associated with family therapy include all except which one of the following? a. Family therapy requires the presence of a co-therapist b. Scheduling appointments can be difficult when multiple people are involved c. Additional record keeping and paperwork is necessary d. Increased noise results from multiple people talking
What is Family therapy requires the presence of a co-therapist