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Student Test Result Summary Rachelle Pritchard Chapter 10 Quiz: Did I get it? Completion Date: 7/21/2022 11:39:08 AM Final Test Grade: 96% # Correct Question #1 Which of the following is true about interest inventories? They are fairly good at predicting job satisfaction based on occupational fit. They are helpful in assessing one's intellect in order to make conclusions about career choice. They need little, if any assistance, to interpret. They are based on an individual's abilities. Rationale: If a person takes an interest inventory and chooses a job that seems to match his or her personality type, then he or she is more likely to be satisfied in his or her occupation than a person whose personality type does not match his or her job. #2 Which of the following describes the purpose of the General Occupational Themes on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII)? To identify an individual's broad interest areas (e.g., science, math, music) To identify an individual's top three Holland codes To give an estimate of work style, learning environment, leadership style, risk taking/adventure, and team orientation To give a breakdown of client responses on the test Rationale: The SII identifies the test taker’s top three Holland codes and places them in hierarchical order.

#3 If, during the development of a multiple aptitude test, the test publisher finds a number of high correlations among several of their subtests, this could be an indication of _____________________. high validity, as the test shows inter-test purity low practicality because time could be saved by administering less tests high reliability, as the tests are highly correlated with one another the need for further refinement of the test, as some of the subtests may be measuring similar factors Rationale: Test developers use factor analysis in demonstrating evidence of construct validity for their tests. This common statistical technique allows researchers to analyze large data sets to determine patterns and calculate which variables have a high degree of commonality. #4 Based on your readings in the text, special aptitude tests can be found in all of the following areas EXCEPT _____________. mechanical clerical artistic recreational Rationale: Recreation does not include vocation that special aptitude tests are focused on.

#5 Mechanical aptitude tests measure which of the following? The ability to learn physical and mechanical principles and manipulate mechanical objects The manner individuals think about spatial principles and their ability to place objects in the world The ability in carpentry and cabinetry Grip strength Rationale: Mechanical aptitude is generally considered the ability to learn physical and mechanical principles and manipulate mechanical objects. Put another way, it is the ability to understand how mechanical things work. #6 The COPSystem includes all of the following assessment instruments EXCEPT the __________________. Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS) Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES) Career Survey of Performance and Salary Indices Career Occupational Preference System Interest Inventory (COPS) Rationale: The Career Survey or Performance and Salary indices are part of the O*NET Career Exploration Tool and not COPSystem. #7 The process of thinking about music in one's mind without it actually being there is called _________________. audiation musical aptitude musicology audiology Rationale: The music test designed to measure students’ “audiation,” or the process of thinking about music in one’s mind without it being there, is the Iowa Test of Music Literacy (Revised).

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#8 Which of the following tests is given to students in grades 7 through 12 and measures adolescents’ abilities across vocational skills? Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) Factor analysis Special aptitude tests Differential Aptitude Battery for Personnel and Career Assessment (DAT PCA) Rationale: The DAT, Fifth Edition, is a long-standing series of tests for students in grades 7 through 12 that measures adolescents’ abilities across vocational skills. #9 The O*NET Career Exploration Tools include all the following EXCEPT _____________. Ability Profiler Intellectual Profiler Work Importance Profiler Interest Profiler Rationale: O*NET Profiler does not include an intellectual classification. #10 The SII includes of the following scales, EXCEPT the ______________. Occupational Scales Basic Interest Scales Broad Interest Scales Personal Style Scales Rationale: SII does not measure a Broad Interest Scale, so this would not be the correct answer.

#11 All but which of the following are kinds of tests used in the vocational counseling process? Interest inventories Multiple aptitude tests Achievement testing Special aptitude tests Rationale: Achievement testing is not a kind of testing used in the vocational counseling process. #12 Millions of interest inventories are administrated each year. This is partially due to the fact that interest inventories are ______ at predicting job satisfaction based on occupational fit. fairly good excellent fairly poor poor Rationale: Millions of interest inventories are administrated each year. This is partially due to the fact that interest inventories are fairly good at predicting job satisfaction based on occupational fit.

#13 If Oscar receives a score that defines his top three personality types as social, investigative, and conventional, it is likely that Oscar is looking at his score on the Strong Interest Inventory. Strong General Occupational Themes. Strong Basic Interest Scales. Strong Occupational Scales. Rationale: The Strong General Occupational Themes defines six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. The SII identifies the test-taker’s top three Holland codes and places them in hierarchal order. #14 If one of Pam’s top three Holland codes describe her as self-confident, adventurous, bold, and that she enjoys working with other people, one of her top codes was most likely enterprising. realistic. convention. investigative. Rationale: Holland describes enterprising individuals as self-confident, adventurous, bold, and enjoy working with other people.

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#15 If Wallace is shown his top five interest areas and then uses his T-score to compare himself to the average score of people of his own gender, then Wallace participated in which inventory? Response summary Occupational scales Personal style scales Basic interest scales Rationale: The basic interest scales identify the respondent’s interests in 30 broad areas; the individual is shown his or her top five interest areas and can use their T-scores to compare themselves to the average scores of people of their own gender. #16 If Phyllis is a 17-year-old high school student, which form of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) would Phyllis complete? Form E (easy-to-read) CE (career explorer) Form R (regular) CP (career planning) Rationale: The Form R (regular) is designed for high school students, college students, and adults.

#17 If the Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS) measures abilities across eight different dimensions that relate to the COPS career clusters, the Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES) assesses reliabilities important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. capabilities important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. skills important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. values important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. Rationale: COPES is an assessment of values that are important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. #18 O*NET worker requirement domains include all but which subparts? Basic skills Knowledge Cross-functional skills Abilities Rationale: The O*NET worker requirement domain does not contain the abilities subpart.

#19 Test developers use factor analysis in demonstrating evidence of construct validity for their tests. The common statistical technique allows researchers to analyze large data sets to compare his or her interests to the interests of individuals of the same sex who are satisfied in their jobs. identify which career fields are best suited to their abilities or identify careers for which more training may be required. assess values that are important in occupational selection and job satisfaction. determine patterns and calculate which variables have a high degree of commonality. Rationale: Test developers use factor analysis in demonstrating evidence of construct validity for their tests. The common statistical technique allows researchers to analyze large data sets to determine patterns and calculate which variables have a high degree of commonality. #20 Kadisha, Raphael, and Chiara completed the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The primary components include all but which of the following: mechanical principles. an interest inventory. the traditional aptitude test (computerized or paper and pencil). a career exploration tool. Rationale: The ASVAB Career Exploration Program does not consist of the component of mechanical principles.

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#21 Clerical aptitude tests are used for screening applicants for clerical jobs. The Clerical Test Battery (CTB2) measures clerical skills across a range of abilities including all of which of the following: verbal reasoning. mathematical reasoning. numerical ability. clerical checking. Rationale: The Clerical Test Battery does not measure mathematical reasoning. #22 Typically art schools require applicants to submit a portfolio. One drawback is that portfolio review can be subjective. One way to improve reliability is by the use of artistic aptitude tests to rate artistic ability. How does an artistic aptitude test work? Two or more individuals practice rating items to more clearly define ratings. better define ratings between universities. better understand the program’s demands. better correlate with GPAs. Rationale: One way to improve reliability in artistic aptitude tests is to have two or more individuals (raters) practice rating items similar to the ones they will eventually rate.

#23 The most researched test to assess knowledge of music is the Music Aptitude Profile. It is designed for what group of students? Grades 6–12 Grades 2–6 Grades 4–12 Grades 1–4 Rationale: The Music Aptitude Profile is probably the most researched test of this type on the market. It is designed for students in grades 4 through 12, involves having the student listen to two musical excerpts and then answer a series of questions pertaining to the music. #24 According to Holland’s Personality and Work Type, social people are nurturers, helpers, and caregivers who have a high degree of concern for others where as a conventional person could be described as all but which of the following: controlled. uncooperative. stable. conservative. Rationale: Individuals of the conventional orientation are stable, controlled, conservative, and cooperative.

#25 After taking an assessment Odette realizes that she likes to work alone, learn in a practical environment, take charge, take some risks, and work independently. Which assessment did Odette participate in? Self-Directed Search Strong Occupational Scales Strong Personal Style Scales Strong Basic Interest Scales Rationale: The Strong Personal Style Scales assesses work style, learning environment, leadership style, risk taking, and team orientation.

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