NCE Form A Practice Exam NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

NCE Form A Practice Exam NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 16 0 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ 1.____. -is NOT a potential benefit of a heterogeneous group. a. Better generalization b. Better reality testing c. Decreased resistance d. More in -depth learning - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ C 2. W hat are the three types of aptitude testing? a. Readiness testing, vocational aptitude testing, and diagnostic testing b. Cognitive ability testing, vocational aptitude testing, and intelligence testing c. Survey batteries, cognitive ability testing, and i ntelligence testing d. Readiness testing, survey batteries, and diagnostic testing - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ B 3. A counseling researcher is interested in investigating the following research question: "What is the influence of socioeconomic status and school climat e on academic achievement?" The independent variable is a. socioeconomic status. b. academic achievement. c. gender. d. geography. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ A 4. Confidentiality and privileged communication belong to the a. counselor. b. client. c. court. d. client's attorney. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ B 5. According to the Department of Labor's 2005 Occupational Projections, ____ occupations are expected to grow faster than any other occupational group. , a. professional b. construction and extraction c. production d. service - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ A 6. It is extremely hard to work with clients until they have become a. customers. b. complainants. c. managers. d. visitors. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ A 7. James Bryant Conant believed he could create equal opportunities in access to college education through the development of a. the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). b. the Iowa Tes t of Basic Skills (ITBS). c. the Educational Testing Service (ETS). d. TerraNova tests. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ A 8. A researcher recruited two counseling groups with clients who self -reported to be test anxious. One group was instructed on the use of meditation p rior to exams; the other was not (and served as controls). Students' anxiety level was assessed after the training just prior to final exams. What research design has just been described? a. Single group posttest b. Quasi -experimental c. Randomized experim ental d. Pre -experimental - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ B 9. The civil rights law that mandates equal access for individuals with disabilities to opportunities and services is called a. FERPA. b. HIPAA. c. Section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act. d. CAPTA. - ✔✔✔ ANSWE R-✔✔✔ C 10. The ____ model refers to when persons reject both the customs and values of the new culture and their country of origin. a. separation b. marginalization c. biculturalism d. assimilation - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ B 11. The ____ controls higher order behavior and conscious thought. a. hindbrain b. midbrain c. forebrain d. limbic system - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ C 12. Williamson's Minnesota point of view is considered a a. nondirective counseling approach. b. cognitive -behaviora l counseling approach. c. directive counseling approach. d. psychodynamic counseling approach. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ C 13. An example of resistance is a. a client who refuses to talk. b. a client who frequently misses appointments. c. a client who tries to steer conversations toward irrelevant, "safe" topics. d. All of the above. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ D 14. A counselor may choose to run a group because a. it is more cost efficient than individual counseling. b. it is time efficient. c. it presents members with a microc osm of society. d. All of the above. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ D 15. Power tests a. use time to prevent perfect scores. b. are concerned with normal performance. c. assess how quickly the test -taker can understand the question and choose the right answer. d. prevent perfect scores by including difficult test items. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER -✔✔✔ D