NCE National Counselor Exam Prep 4

Question 1

Piaget's concrete operational stage is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Logical thinking applied to concrete objects and reversibility

Answer

Children in the concrete operational stage (ages 7–11) can think logically about physical objects and understand conservation and reversibility.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'countertransference'?

Accepted Answer

The therapist's emotional reactions to the client, often rooted in the therapist's own history

Answer

Countertransference refers to a counselor's unconscious emotional responses to a client, which can hinder or, if managed, inform the therapeutic process.

Question 3

In classical conditioning, 'extinction' occurs when:

Accepted Answer

The conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus

Answer

Extinction happens when the conditioned stimulus no longer predicts the unconditioned stimulus, causing the conditioned response to fade.

Question 4

A counselor working with a terminally ill client uses Kübler-Ross's model. Which stage is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance — feeling a sense of peace and readiness

Answer

Kübler-Ross's acceptance stage involves the dying person finding peace and emotional readiness, not happiness, about their situation.

Question 5

Which statistical concept indicates the percentage of variance in one variable explained by another?

Accepted Answer

Coefficient of determination (r²)

Answer

The coefficient of determination (r²) indicates the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by the independent variable.

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NCE National Counselor Exam Prep 4