If the sampling procedure used to draw the norming group used whole classrooms rather than selecting individuals, that procedure would be:
A) simple random sampling.
B) stratified sampling.
C) cluster sampling.
D) group sampling.
Q. 2All of the following are techniques related to the person-centered counseling method except
A) summarization.
B) active listening.
C) constructive advice.
D) clarification.
Q. 3John is a second grade student who, on an achievement test, received a grade equivalent score of 4.5 (fourth grade-fifth month) on the reading comprehension subtest. As a counselor, you would interpret this score as an indicator that John should be:
A) skipped to the fourth grade.
B) moved to a fourth grade classroom for his instruction in reading.
C) tested for the gifted program, since he is doing fourth grade work.
D) the score could not be interpreted without examining how the instrument was developed.
Q. 4A person-centered counselor believes all of the following except
A) people need to be guided by another person in order to make sound judgments.
B) people have worth and dignity in their own right.
C) people can make constructive use of responsibility.
D) people can select their own values.
Q. 5Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning stanines?
A) Stanines are the best standard score to use because of the level of precision in determining the scores.
B) Stanines can be misunderstood because individuals do not understand that they represent a range of scores.
C) Stanine scores take into consideration the reliability of the instrument.
D) Stanines are an accurate measure of individuals' rankings using seven levels of competency.
Q. 6The main goal in person-centered counseling is to
A) Help people become more autonomous and confident
B) Help people develop an action plan
C) Help people reframe their thoughts
D) Help people connect to other people
Q. 7What are all standard scores based on?
A) Percentiles
B) T-scores
C) Stanines
D) z-scores
Q. 8Landreth explains that child-centered counselors focus on the
A) Past rather than the present
B) The problem rather than the child
C) Feelings rather than thoughts and behavior
D) Explaining rather than listening
Q. 9If Sally has a percentile score of 53, you would interpret this score saying that:
A) 53 percent of the items were correctly answered.
B) Sally's performance equaled that of 53 percent of the group tested.
C) 53 percent of the group tested had a score at or below Sally's.
D) 53 percent of the group tested had a score at or above Sally's.
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