Quiz: Assessment in Counseling
Assessment is only one part of the overall testing process.
Testing is only one part of the overall assessment process.
Testing integrates test information with information from other sources. Testing must include
psychological instruments.
Question 2
The first group intelligence test used in the United States military service was the: Group
of answer choices
Armed Forces Qualification Test
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
Army Alpha Test
Army Beta Test
Question 3
Early interest in measuring intelligence dates back to the late 19th century when
_______________ applied Darwin’s evolutionary theory to attempt to demonstrate a
hereditary basis for intelligence.
Group of answer choices
Alfred Binet
Francis Galton
Raymond Cattell
Théodore Simon
Question 4
Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using computer administered
assessment instruments? Group of answer choices Increased delivery.
Potential time savings.
The ability for items to be adapted or tailored based on the test taker’s response to a previous
item.
Using templates to hand-score the answer sheet.
Question 5
Testing began in the United States:
Group of answer choices
Around 2000 years ago
Around 500 years ago
Around 100 years ago
Question 1
Which statement is correct?
Group of answer choices
Around 50 years ago
Question 6
Complaints about test use include all EXCEPT: Group of answer choices
Testing is an invasion of privacy.
Tests are gender-biased and use inappropriate language, examples, and illustrations.
Tests are culturally biased; they are unfair and discriminate against minority groups.
Tests do not demonstrate a master of competency; we must always
rely on grades and diplomas.
Question 7
The first major personality assessment was also developed for use during:
Group of answer choices
World War I
World War II
The Vietnam War
The Gulf War
Question 8
_______________ is an assessment method that involves watching and recording the
behavior of an individual in a particular environment.
Group of answer choices
Testing
Observation
Interviewing
Reviewing records
Question 9
Identify the correct order of the steps of the assessment process:
Group of answer choices
Select and implement assessment methods; identify the problem; evaluate the assessment
information; report assessment results and make recommendations.
Identify the problem; select and implement assessment methods; evaluate the assessment
information; report assessment results and make recommendations.
Identify the problem; evaluate the assessment information; select and implement assessment
methods; report assessment results and make recommendations.
Select and implement assessment methods; evaluate the assessment information; identify the
problem; report assessment results and make recommendations.
Question 10
A client is assessed to determine a course of outcome that would improve his or her concerns
or problems. In this situation, the purpose for assessment is:
Group of answer choices
Screening
Identification and diagnosis
Intervention planning
Progress and outcome evaluation
Question 11
Which of the following is NOT an important guideline for a successful interview?
Group of answer choices
Describe confidentiality and the limits of confidentiality within the interview.
Be alert to non-verbal behaviors.
Ask open-ended questions first.
Suggest possible responses.
Question 12
A test that measures and individual’s verbal ability, abstract reasoning, and memory would
be best described as a(n):
Group of answer choices
Personality test
Achievement test
Intelligence test
Aptitude test
Question 13
Which of the following is true about an unstructured interview? Group of answer choices
The interviewer is free to ask questions about whatever he or she
feels is relevant.
The interview does not follow an agenda.
It has strong reliability and validity.
It relies on a set of specified questions.
Question 14
Sue, a school counselor, is observing a student’s behavior in the classroom. She is monitoring
how often the student gets out of his seat while working on a class activity. In order to record
this behavior, Sue makes a check mark on a tally sheet to count how many times the student
got out of his seat. Which observation recording method is Sue using?
Group of answer choices
Duration recording
Time sampling
Event recording
Self-monitoring
Question 15
Which of the following is the best example of a non-standardized test?
Group of answer choices
A multiple-choice test created by a teacher to assess how well his/her students learned the
material covered throughout the semester.
An intelligence test used to assess for gifted placement in schools.
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) used for admission to graduate school. A well-researched
depression inventory (e.g., Beck Anxiety Inventory) used to assess for anxiety in clients.
Question 16
A/An _______________ contains selected-response items, each of which contains a single
correct or best answer.
Group of answer choices
Maximum-performance
Typical-performance
Objective
Subjective
Question 17
The most thorough way that counselors should assess an individual is by using:
Group of answer choices
Standardized tests
Interviews
Observations
While selecting a test to use in his private practice, Kent discovered that a particular test was
not very consistent or stable over time. In other words, a test-taker’s score varied each time
he or she took it.
Kent can most likely infer that: Group of
answer choices The test is biased.
The test has poor evidence of validity.
The test makers did not use an appropriate norming sample. The test has poor
evidence of reliability.
Question 19
Tests that are non-evaluative are most likely to measure an individual’s:
Group of answer choices
Skills
Ability
Knowledge
Attitudes
Question 20
Which of the following is the most frequent type of interview used by practicing counselors?
Group of answer choices
Open-ended
Unstructured
Semi-structured
Structured
Multiple method s
Question 18
