Question 1

Which test includes a scale that assesses the degree of skill in a number of specific occupations in addition to the scales that assess interest in academic and occupational topics?

Accepted Answer

A)   KOIS
B)   CISS
C)   SVIB
D)   JVIS B

Question 2

Studies by Strong on occupational interests demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A)   occupational interests are very unstable and may change from year to year.
B)   occupational interests are stable during high school years but become unstable during adulthood.
C)   occupational interests remain relatively stable after students have left school.
D)   occupational interests are stable during high school and college years,become unstable during the 30s,and become stable once again later in life. C

Question 3

Which of the following is a valid criticism of the SVIB?

Accepted Answer

A)   It has problems with gender bias.
B)   It lacks reliability.
C)   It yields unstable scores.
D)   It has poor predictive validity. A

Question 4

Which of the following interest inventories is primarily designed for non-college bound individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)   the KOIS
B)   the SCII
C)   the CAI
D)   the SII

Question 5

Next to the Strong-Campbell,the second most widely used interest inventory is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Kuder Occupational Interest Survey.
B)   Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory.
C)   Career Assessment Inventory.
D)   Carnegie Interest Inventory.

Question 6

What do the SCII occupational scores provide?

Accepted Answer

A)   The likelihood that the test-taker will be successful in the different occupations
B)   The similarity between an individual's interests and the interests of those who are happy in their occupation
C)   An indication of whether the individual will be able to find a job in their chosen occupation
D)   What types of interests an individual needs to develop in order to be a success

Question 7

According to Holland's six personality factors,an individual that enjoys self-expression and being dramatic would fall on the ____ factor.

Accepted Answer

A)   realistic
B)   investigative
C)   artistic
D)   social

Question 8

A special commission appointed by The Association for Evaluation in Guidance found that

Accepted Answer

A)   the psychometric properties of most interest inventories was poor.
B)   instruction manuals for the interest inventories needed to be improved.
C)   interest inventories guided men and women into gender-typed careers.
D)   unisex interest inventories were neither valid nor reliable.

Question 9

Influencing,Helping,and Creating are three of the seven orientation scales that are part of the

Accepted Answer

A)   Campbell Interest and Skill Inventory.
B)   Jackson Vocational Interest Survey.
C)   Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory.
D)   Kuder Occupational Interest Survey.

Question 10

The report that is generated for the KOIS presents ____ in the first section.

Accepted Answer

A)   dependability of the results
B)   rank-ordered interest patterns
C)   ranks of different occupations
D)   matches with different college majors

Question 11

A major criticism of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank was

Accepted Answer

A)   low validity.
B)   low reliability.
C)   sex bias.
D)   that it was not properly designed for real life applications.

Question 12

One difference between the KOIS and the SCII in item format is that

Accepted Answer

A)   KOIS items are not associated with occupational interests.
B)   each SCII item presents the test-taker with a triad (set of 3) of alternative activities.
C)   the KOIS presents the test-taker with triads of (set of 3) alternative activities.
D)   only the SCII provides direction with regard to selection of a college major.

Question 13

Marjorie wants to get some information about possible career choices she might like.She would prefer to use some assessment that she can complete on her own rather than arranging an appointment with a career counselor.Marjorie might be interested in the

Accepted Answer

A)   MVII.
B)   JVIS.
C)   SDS.
D)   CAI.

Question 14

The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey involves

Accepted Answer

A)   the selection of the most and least preferred activities from a triad.
B)   only trade and technical occupations.
C)   a combination of interests,abilities and education.
D)   combined rather than separate norms for males and females.

Question 15

Individuals who take the Career Assessment Inventory must be able to read at the ____ grade level.

Accepted Answer

A)   6th
B)   8th
C)   10th
D)   12th

Question 16

Who postulated that interests were an expression of personality that could be divided into one or more of six categories?

Accepted Answer

A)   D.P.Campbell
B)   E.K.Strong,Jr.
C)   R.L.Thorndike
D)   J.L.Holland

Question 17

The SCII improved on the SVIB by

Accepted Answer

A)   reducing the number of occupational scales.
B)   reducing gender bias in the scales.
C)   limiting the age range of the criterion group.
D)   using more gender specific norms.

Question 18

Suppose you scored very high on the Dentist Scale of the SCII.This would suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)   you are interested in dentistry.
B)   your interests are similar to those of people who say they are happy working as dentists.
C)   you have a high aptitude for dentistry.
D)   the chances are good that you will be a successful dentist.

Question 19

The approach of ____ involves the administration of an extensive test battery that includes the Purdue pegboard in order to learn as much about an individual's traits as possible.

Accepted Answer

A)   Holland
B)   Osipow
C)   Roe
D)   Super

Question 20

The 1966 version of SVIB used standard scores with a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   0; 1
B)   50; 10
C)   100; 15
D)   100; 10

Exam 16: Testing in Counseling Psychology