CCA Psychometric Tools & Career 5

Question 1

Which work values are MOST closely associated with the Holland 'Social' (S) occupational type?

Accepted Answer

Helping others, teaching, and interpersonal connection

Answer

The Social type values cooperation, service to others, and human interaction as core occupational motivators.

Question 2

A career analyst uses factor analysis when developing a new career assessment. The primary purpose of this statistical technique is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify underlying dimensions that explain item correlations

Answer

Factor analysis groups correlated items to reveal latent constructs, helping define the underlying dimensions of an assessment.

Question 3

When administering a career interest inventory to a client from a cultural background underrepresented in the norm sample, the career analyst should:

Accepted Answer

Interpret results cautiously and supplement with culturally relevant exploration

Answer

When norm groups don't represent a client's background, results should inform rather than dictate career guidance, with cultural context considered.

Question 4

The concept of 'differential prediction' in career assessment refers to:

Accepted Answer

A test predicting outcomes differently across demographic subgroups

Answer

Differential prediction occurs when an assessment's predictive accuracy varies across groups, which is a key fairness concern in career testing.

Question 5

Which characteristic BEST distinguishes a projective career assessment technique from an objective inventory?

Accepted Answer

Projective techniques use ambiguous stimuli interpreted by the client

Answer

Projective techniques present unstructured stimuli and interpret responses to reveal unconscious motivations, unlike structured objective inventories.

(CCA) Certified Career Analyst Practice Test

(CCA) Certified Career Analyst Practice Test

CCA Psychometric Tools & Career 5