Career Counseling QUIZ ANSWERS - CH 11

A weakness of standardized tests of vocational aptitude is that they rely exclusively upon self-reported abilities.

FALSE

The Self-Directed Search is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

a. Interests Assessments

The Career Development Inventory is a standardized test most closely associated with which of the following theories.

a. Career Construction Theory

b. Cognitive Information Processing Approach

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

The Wonderlic Assessments are examples of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

This test was developed by John Holland

Self-Directed Search

This personality test is widely used in career counseling

16PF

This values inventory is designed for use with people who already have significant work experience

Career Anchors Self- Assessment

This test is designed to assess cognitive ability and takes only 12 minutes to administer

Wonderlic

This test is used to explore problematic thinking that may interfere with a person's career decision-making or

development

Career Beliefs Inventory

This test is used to assess an individual's readiness to make career decisions

Career Development Inventory

This test is designed for use with middle and high school students receiving special education services to help them plan for life after high school.

BRIGANCE Transition Skills Inventory

This test is used to assess the stages of a maxicycle or minicycle of most concern to individuals experiencing career

transitions

Adult Career Concerns Inventory

The most objective information about standardized tests is generally obtained from the test publisher.

FALSE

The VCAT is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

The Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale is a standardized test most closely related to which of the following theories?

a. Career Construction Theory

b. Cognitive Information Processing Approach

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

Expressed interests are interests that are evident in a person's behavioral choices.

FALSE

When clients express dissatisfaction with their jobs, career counselors should start by administering an assessment related to career selection to make sure the client is in the right field.

FALSE

The Career Anchors Self- Assessment is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

c. Values Assessments

The ASVAB is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

The primary purpose for using personality tests in career counseling is to determine whether clients also have need for personal counseling.

FALSE

The Minnesota Importance Questionnaire is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

c. Values Assessments

Which of the following tests was developed by John Holland?

a. O*Net Interest Profiler

b. Self-Directed Search

c. Strong Interest Inventory

d. Wide Range Interest and Occupation Test

e. World of Work Inventory

b. Self-Directed Search

The Career Maturity Inventory is a standardized test most closely related to which of the following theories?

a. Career Construction Theory

b. Cognitive Information Processing Approach

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

a. Career Construction Theory

The Clifton Strengths Finder is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

List the three primary types of standardized tests used in career counseling. (Hint: Standardized Tests related to career ____)

1) Standardized tests related to career selection

2) Standardized tests related to career decision-making

3) Standardized tests related to career adjustment

The Ability Explorer is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

The Career Thoughts Inventory is a standardized test most closely related to which of the following theories?

a. Career Construction Theory

b. Cognitive Information Processing Approach

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

Standardized tests related to career adjustment are derived from the Theory of Work Adjustment.

FALSE

My Vocational Situation is a standardized test most closely related to which of the following theories?

a. Career Construction Theory

b. Cognitive Information Processing Approach

c. Life-Span, Life-Space Approach

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

e. Social Cognitive Career Theory

d. Person-Environment Fit Theory

The Graduated Record Exam is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

Standardized tests are frequently used in the context of career counseling.

TRUE

Work values reflect the extent to which an employee is likely to represent value-added to the employer.

FALSE

Interest inventories are likely the most common type of standardized test used in career counseling.

TRUE

The 16 PF is an example of which type of assessment?

a. Interests Assessments

b. Personality Assessments

c. Values Assessments

d. Academic Ability Assessments

e. Vocational Aptitude Assessments

b. Personality Assessments