Multiple Choice
1. What of the following is not common within the definitions of assessment?
a. Measure or using some type of measurement
b. Comparing people
c. Samples of behavior
d. Objective or systematic measure
ANSWER: b
2. When gathering information using asse...
Chapter 1 Assessment in Counseling
Multiple Choice
1. What of the following is not common within the definitions of assessment?
a. Measure or using some type of measurement
b. Comparing people
c. Samples of behavior
d. Objective or systematic measure
ANSWER: b
2. When gathering information using assessments, counselors:
a. only use standardized tests.
b. administer tests in groups rather than on an individual basis.
c. gather samples of behavior and infer meanings from those behaviors.
d. only use instruments published in the Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
ANSWER: c
3. Surveys on counselor usage of assessment instruments (e.g., Ekstrom, Elmore, Schafer, Trotter, & Webster,
2004)indicate that:
a. counselors are using formal assessment instruments significantly less often than they did twenty years ago.
b. the majority of counselors interpret, communicate, and utilize assessment information in their practice of
counseling.
c. counselors primarily use achievement tests.
d. the majority of counselors administer tests but are not involved in the scoring or interpretation of the results.
ANSWER: b
4. Which of the following is NOT provided as a reason for counselors to be knowledgeable about assessment?
a. Counselors use assessment in a variety of settings (including schools, mental health facilities, and community
agencies).
b. Assessment is a distinct activity separate from the counseling process.
c. Research studies suggest that the majority of counselors interpret test/assessment information to parents and
other professionals.
d. Assessment skills can help counselors to provide treatment quickly and efficiently.
ANSWER: b
5. Assessment is an integral component to counseling that encompasses four broad steps. The first step is assessing the
client problem(s). Which one of the following is NOT part of the remaining three steps?
a. Conceptualizing and defining the client problem(s)
b. Selecting and implementing effective treatment(s)
c. Utilizing as many assessment instruments as possible to determine treatment progress
d. Evaluating the counseling
ANSWER: c
6. Assessments cannot only be used to identify client problems, but to also identify client:
a. strengths.
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b. ability to complete counseling.
c. likelihood to develop additional problems.
d. propensity to seek counseling in the future.
ANSWER: a
7. In considering the counseling process, assessment:
a. primarily plays a role in the initial stage.
b. primarily plays a role in evaluating the counseling.
c. is an integral part of the entire process.
d. is best considered as a separate process.
ANSWER: c
8. The _________________________ model has been suggested by Finn (2007) as more efficient means to facilitate
positive changes in clients through the utilization of assessment instruments.
a. positive-growth
b. information-gathering
c. problem-focused
d. therapeutic assessment
ANSWER: d
9. An instrument that has fixed directions for the administration and scoring of the instrument is said to be:
a. standardized.
b. valid.
c. reliable.
d. norm-referenced.
ANSWER: a
10. An individually-administered instrument, as compared to a group-administered instrument, has the advantage of:
a. being easier to administer.
b. allowing the administrator to observe nonverbal behaviors.
c. taking less time to administer.
d. taking less training to administer.
ANSWER: b
11. In categorizing instruments as either speed versus power, a power test means the:
a. examinee’s “power” is measured by the number of items answered correctly.
b. instruments measure the more difficult achievement areas.
c. instruments are highly rated by experts in the assessment field.
d. items vary in difficulty, and more credit may be given for more difficult items.
ANSWER: d
12. Nonverbal instruments have been developed primarily in an attempt to:
a. assess skill related to mathematics.
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b. control for the influences of language and culture.
c. measure children’s pre-reading skills.
d. assess issues that individuals cannot verbalize.
ANSWER: b
13. If a test requires individuals to manipulate objects, then it would be considered a(n):
a. performance test.
b. objective test.
c. projective technique.
d. computational technique.
ANSWER: a
14. Cognitive testing is to affective testing, as __________ is to __________.
a. structured; projective
b. achievement; aptitude
c. speed; power
d. intelligence; personality
ANSWER: d
15. Achievement test is to aptitude test, as __________ is to __________.
a. acquired knowledge or proficiency; performance in the future
b. assessing strengths; assessing limitations
c. performance in the future; acquired knowledge or proficiency
d. assessing limitations; assessing strengths
ANSWER: a
16. Projective techniques:
a. are structured personality tests or instruments.
b. are aptitude tests where projections are made about the individual’s future performance.
c. involve the individual responding to relatively ambiguous stimuli.
d. require the individual to manipulate objects, such as arranging blocks in a design.
ANSWER: c
17. The basic theory underlying projective measures is that:
a. the examinee’s responses are projections of the individual’s latent traits.
b. they provide more accurate client information than structured personality instruments.
c. they are easier for the examinee to fake.
d. they provide counselors with a quick, informal means of assessing personality.
ANSWER: a
18. As compared to objective measures, subjective instruments require the administrator to:
a. receive advanced graduate training in order to administer them correctly.
b. use predetermined methods to score the assessment, without having to rely on professional judgment.
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