Deck 1: Introduction to Counseling Assessment

Question 1

What is an intelligence quotient?

A)Ratio of a person's mental age and chronological age
B)Ratio of a person's developmental age and chronological age
C)Ratio of mental age and academic achievement grade level
D)Ratio of a person's chronological age and academic achievement grade level

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the purpose of a counselor conducting an assessment of their client?

A)To screen and provide a diagnosis
B)Plan treatment goals
C)Evaluate progress
D)All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What are the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing?

A)Ethical standards for administration and interpretation of tests
B)Legal standards for use of tests in counseling
C)Best practices that describe appropriate use of tests and how tests should be developed
D)All of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Who developed the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests?

A)Parsons and Davis
B)Binet and Simon
C)Yerkes and APA
D)Binet

Question 5

According to the textbook,current assessment practices are heavily influenced by:

A)Diverse samples
B)Personality tests
C)Federal law
D)Computers and technology

Question 6

What individual in the modern era (1890's - 1910's)conducted many statistical analyses and normative studies on the original Binet-Simon intelligence scale and is the reason the scale is now referred to as the Stanford-Binet Test of Intelligence?

A)Wundt
B)Yerkes
C)Stanford
D)Terman

Question 7

The ________________ gave parents and children (over the age of 18)access to their own records and specified topics that could and could not be assessed without parental consent,or for students over 18,student consent.

A)Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
B)Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
C)Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D)Hobson v.Hansen court ruling

Question 8

Wundt's emphasis on rigorous control of experimental conditions in his psychological laboratory eventually led to the development of what modern day assessment practice?

A)Correlation analyses
B)Intelligence testing
C)Standardization
D)Norm-reference

Question 9

Who examined variations in human ability,concluded that mental abilities and personality were largely hereditary,and developed statistical concepts such as the normal curve and correlational analyses?

A)Huarte
B)Galton
C)Wundt
D)Plato

Question 10

What does the Rorschach Inkblot Test measure?

A)Personality
B)Vocation
C)Intelligence
D)Academic achievement

Question 11

Compared to appraisal and evaluation,assessment is considered a(n)____________ activity.

A)Objective
B)Subjective
C)Complex
D)Valued

Question 12

The enactment of _______________ led to increased intelligence and achievement testing in schools.

A)Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
B)Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
C)Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D)Hobson v.Hansen court ruling

Question 13

In ancient times,who was a strong believer that matching skill and aptitude with career choice was essential in building a strong and reliable workforce?

A)Huarte
B)Galton
C)The Chinese
D)Plato

Question 14

The Army ________ was a nonverbal test used to evaluate aptitude of illiterate,unschooled,or non-English speaking recruits,whereas the Army ________ measured verbal ability,numerical ability,ability to follow directions,and knowledge of information.

A)Alpha; Beta
B)Beta; Alpha
C)Binet; Simon
D)Terman; Binet

Question 15

How many revisions have the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing had since the original publication date?

A)Five
B)Four
C)Three
D)Two

Question 16

Which of the following organizations is NOT one that worked together to produce a document known as the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing?

A)American Psychological Association
B)Society for Research in Child Development
C)National Council on Measurement in Education
D)American Educational Research Association

Question 17

One of the most widely used personality assessments by counselors and other mental health clinicians is the ________________ .

A)The Stanford-Binet
B)Rorschach Inkblot Test
C)Thematic Apperception Test
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Test-II

Question 18

Where was the first recorded use of assessment practice?

A)China
B)Greece
C)United States
D)Spain

Question 19

When does a counselor begin to assess a client?

A)After the therapeutic relationship has been established
B)During the first session with the client
C)During the last session with the client
D)It is only conducted when a client's symptoms are significantly impairing

Question 20

What is assessment?

A)Formalized testing
B)Mental health diagnosis
C)Gathering of information to form a holistic view of clients
D)A type of treatment approach

Question 21

According to the Standards,assessment encompasses much more than testing.List the various assessment activities a counselor can engage in to collect data about a client.Be sure to give specific examples.

Question 22

What is the American Counseling Association (ACA)Code of Ethics?

A)Legal document outlining professional counselors' responsibilities to the general public
B)Principles that define ethical behavior
C)Principles that define ethical behavior and best practices in counseling
D)Guidelines for ethical evaluation,assessment,and interpretation

Question 23

Describe the variety of sources that set forth assessment standards that should be reviewed by counselors before engaging in assessment-related activities.

Question 24

The Hobson v.Hansen case in 1967 ruled that tests could no longer be the sole source of data in determining ________________ in schools.

Question 25

____________ proposed one of the earliest theories of intelligence,including Global (g)and Specific (s)intelligences.

Question 26

____________________ is an objective,standardized measure of behavior.

Question 27

What is the purpose of CACREP?

A)Establish educational standards for students in counselor education programs
B)Produce assessment competency standards in counseling specialty areas
C)Monitor ethical behavior of counselors
D)Regulate use of assessment practices

Question 28

The ________________________ ,which was first published in 1938,continues to be published every 2 to 3 years and provides a listing of available assessment instruments and an evaluation of their structure and uses.

Question 29

___________________ is the current name of the intelligence test that Terman revised.

Question 30

Describe how David Wechsler's advances helped shape our current understanding of intelligence and how it is measured.

Question 31

The Army Alpha and Beta tests used during World War I were designed to assess ___________ and ______________ functioning.

Question 32

When conducting an assessment,data should be collected from _____________ sources.

Question 33

_________________ assessment refers to assessment tasks that tests student abilities by measuring how well students perform in real-life contexts.