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A group member is encouraged by the leader to refrain from giving advice to other members and instead focuses on self-disclosing about her own life. This member feels exceedingly uncomfortable talking about her life and prefers to try to help others solve their problems. This individual is experiencing a. role ambiguity. b. role dissonance. c. role conflict. d. role overload Answer: c.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a measurement occurring on a nominal scale? a. Socioeconomic status b. Gender c. Ethnicity d. Eye color
Answer: a.
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In a frequency distribution, the sums of the frequencies for all intervals will the total number of scores in the sample. a. exceed b. equal c. be less than d. be less than or equal to Answer: b
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In a frequency distribution, the sums of the frequencies for all intervals will the total number of scores in the sample. a. exceed b. equal c. be less than d. be less than or equal to Answer: d.
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A stressor that affects international students with greater frequency than other groups is
b.
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Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of Gestalt therapy') a. Helping clients identify and attend to their most pressing needs b. Helping clients make appropriate contact and withdrawal from their environments c. Helping clients identify exceptions to their problems d. Helping clients resolve their unfinished busines Answer: c.
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Which of the following resources is commonly used by leaders to teach members about appropriate self-disclosure? a. Sharing diagram b. Hill interaction matrix c. Self-disclosure guidelines d. Johari window Answer: d.
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The standard error of measurement a. can be used to report validity.
b. is a measure of central tendency. c. is the standard deviation of an individual's repeated test scores when administered the same instrument multiple times. d. represents an individual's true test score. Answer: C.
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The central goal of is to describe holistically a culture or cultural group. a. ethnography h. grounded theory c. phenomenology d. critical study Answer: a
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Which of the following did NOT lead to the development of vocational guidance? a. World War I b. Industrial Revolution c. Social reform movements d. None of the above. All led to the development of vocational guidance
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A child who has a low vocabulary for her age and trouble forming sentences may have a. a phonological disorder. b. a problem with stuttering. c. an expressive language disorder. d. a mixed receptive-expressive language disorder. Answer: B.
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Humanistic-existential counselors a. avoid interpreting or analyzing clients' motives or behavior. b. focus on the present rather than the past. c. believe that clients should direct counseling sessions. d. All of the above Answer: D.
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It may be appropriate to interpret in a group member during group time. a. resistance b. sarcasm
c. monopolization d. All of the above Answer: D.
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A is calculated by dividing the number of correct test items by the total number of test items. a. percentile rank b. raw score c. standard score d. percentage score Answer: d.
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The assessment of the ongoing progress of a program is referred to as a(n) a, needs assessment. b. process evaluation. Answer: b.
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mechanism is the wife displaying? a. Projection b. Reaction formation c. Displacement d. Rationalization Answer: A
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Which of the following career assessments does not use Holland's six personality types? a. Vocational Preference Inventory b. Self-Directed Search c. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey d. Strong Interest Inventory Answer: Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
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do not have any desire to change and are unwilling to admit that a problem exists. a. Customers b. Visitors c. Complainants
d. Preservers Answer: visitors
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A is NOT an example of a planned theme group. a. grief and loss group b. growth group for adolescent females c. social skills group d. divorce group Answer: b.
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Operant conditioning is based on the belief that Answer: learning depends on which behaviors are reinforced
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According to the theory of work adjustment. tenure refers to Answer: how long an individual will remain with a company
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Cluster sampling
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A counselor who is going through a divorce is ethically expected to Answer: stop providing counseling services if his or her emotions are likely to interfere with the ability to work with and help clients.
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Being able to revert to previous levels of functioning is termed Answer: resilience
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Interpreting new information in a way that alters a person's existing cognitive framework is called Answer: accommodation
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Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers developed the Myers-Briggs type theory, which was derived from the work of Answer: Carl Jung.
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Jungian counselors help clients uncover elements of their unconscious minds through a. spirituality. b. dreams. c. culture. d. All of the above Answer: d.All if the above
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Showing group members the proper way to execute a specific skill or behavior to help them learn is called Answer: Modeling
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Validity Answer: refers to how accurately an instrument measures a given construct
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The degree to which extraneous variables may be controlled (to accurately measure the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables) refers to
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Gottfredson proposes that Answer: when the compromise is severe, individuals will sacrifice interest and prestige before gender roles
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At the core of cognitive therapy is the restructuring of clients' Answer: automatic thoughts
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Which of the following types of co-leadership is often used for mentoring purposes? a. Experience with experience b. Experience with inexperience c. Inexperience with inexperience d. All of the above Answer: Experience with inexperience
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Sensitivity, a term used in decision accuracy, refers to a. an instrument's ability to accurately identify the absence of a phenomenon.. b. the extent to which an instrument enhances the accuracy of
prediction of a specific criterion. c. the ratio of total correct decisions divided by the total number of decisions. d. an instrument's ability to accurately identify the presence of a phenomenon. Answer: d.
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A professor concluded that the time students spent reading a research text predicted final examination scores. These results might come from a a. comparative b. regression c. single-subject d. time-series Answer: b. regression
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A counselor hears one of her colleagues revealing confidential information about a client at a party. The first thing the counselor should do is a. file a report with an ethics committee. b. tell the colleague's client what happened.
c. zone of proximal development. d. scaffolding. Answer: d.scaffolding
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Which of the following is TRUE regarding Super's lifespan, lifespace career theory? a. The theory describes five life roles: child, student, parent, worker. and retiree. b. The theory outlines five developmental stages and 16 substages. c. The life-career rainbow illustrates how the self-concept changes and develops over time as individuals acquire experiences. d. The theory emphasizes the role gender and prestige play in making career decisions. Answer: b.
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"If I don't have a significant other or someone who is interested in dating me it means that I'm completely unlovable and undesirable." This is an example of what typc of distorted thinking? Answer: Dichotomous thinking
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It a student scored a 48 on an exam for which the mean was 56 and the standard deviation was 4, what can be said about the student's score? a. The score fell two standard deviations below the mean. b. The score fell close to the 95th percentile. c. The score fell two standard deviations above the mean. d. The score fell at Answer: The score fell two standard deviations below the mean.
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An example of research is examining the relationship between number of play therapy sessions and children's behavioral problems. a. quantitative b. qualitative c. single-subject research design d. None of the above. Answer: A.
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In regard to IDEA, all of the following terms apply EXCEPT
