Exam 6: Testing and Assessment

The most frequently assessed construct in career counseling is ______.

Career assessments can generally be divided into two broad categories: ______.

The Minnesota Importance Questionnaire and the Work Importance Profiler measure ______.

Which of the following is a general guideline for interpreting career assessment?

Personality is less frequently assessed than other constructs in career counseling because ______.

Which of the following is NOT a set of scales on the Strong Interest Inventory?

Amanda and Johnny are a dual-career couple who each seek career counseling independently.Johnny is considering making a job change as he is concerned about earning sufficient money for his children's education and current living expenses.He has worked for 10 years as a supervisor in manufacturing.Amanda has been staying at home with their two children but has recently decided to return to work.She last worked as a grocery store clerk approximately 7 years ago.She states that she has no idea what she wants to do, but that she just wants to earn a little money for "extras." For each of them, select two assessments you would give, and justify your selections.

Collaborative assessment is both idiographic and ______.

The Strong Interest Inventory is considered a measure of ______.

Amy develops a career test to measure a person's interest in teaching.She gives the test to Marcus whose scores indicate he is highly interested in teaching.She readministers the test to Marcus 1 month later, and this time Marcus's score indicates he is highly disinterested in teaching.One month later, she readministers the test, and Marcus's scores indicate his interests in teaching are neutral.Amy is beginning to question the test's ______.

The first step in assessment is to determine what ______.

Test validity refers to ______.

A ______ is a visual representation of some set of connections in a client's life.