CPCE Practice Quiz: Social and Cultural Diversity

A child who witnesses aggressive behavior in adults may imitate the aggressive behavior. What type of theorist would subscribe to this idea?

Who proposed a controversial stage-crisis view theory with several major life transitions? He also postulated a midlife crisis for men and women (Hint: not Erikson)

Behavior must be assessed in the context of the culture in which the behavior occurs according to which term?

Who was critical of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory despite being an assistant to him? She believed it was more applicable to males than females

When a counselor speaks of a probable outcome in a case, he or she is referring to what?

Philip zimbardo’s stanford prison experiment demonstrated that people conform to what?

What term describes how people are supposed to act? Not necessarily how they would like to act

Individuals attempt to reduce or eliminate inconsistent or incompatible actions and beliefs according to what theory in social psychology?

Who was the first pioneer to focus heavily on sociocultural issues and is sometimes referred to as the father of guidance and counseling?

Biological similarities, and the fact that humans are all more alike than different and sameness are indicated by what type of culture?

A counselor who needs to make a home visit to a resistant client’s home should ask to come in the home according to what compliance technique

The relationship will endure if the rewards are greater than the costs is true according to which theory?

A woman has her choice of a beautiful silver watch and an equally stunning gold watch. Both are different brands. She feels the silver model will be perfect for some of her jewelry and outfits while the gold is ideal for other jewelry and modes of dress. She chooses the silver watch. This is an example of which type of conflict?

A counselor reading this book says, “I couldn’t care less about passing my comprehensive exam.” In order to minimzie tension, his is an attempt to reduce dissonance via what?

The statement “Even though my car is old and doesn’t run well, it sure keeps my insurance payments low" is an attempt to reduce dissonance via what?

What type of counseling has been used more than otehr models to help promote understanding between cultures and races?

In intercultural counseling, what term means the client psychologically surrenders himself to a counselor from a different culture?

A client will perceive a counselor’s statement that is like his own beliefs as even more similar, and he will perceive dissimilar attitudes as even more dissimilar, according to what theory?

Which concept asserts that counseling is most effective when the nature and structure of the counseling situation is described during the initial session?

An African American client tells a white counselor that the dance she went to last night was ‘bad,’ though she literally means it was good. The counselor’s misunderstanding could be best described as what?

Multicultural counselors often adhere to this viewpoint, the idea that client's experiences are culture specific

A practicum supervisor says you can deal with your asian clients the same way you deal with anyone else is espousing which viewpoint?

Someone who says "You can cope by changing things about you" is espousing which viewpoint?

Someone who says "You gotta get organized! Go on strike to disrupt this current system!" is espousing which viewpoint?

A client from a different culture cannot move their right arm but her doctors say there’s no reason for her condition. The client tells the counselor there is nothing wrong with her arm and wants to talk about her personal issues. The most likely explanation would be: she has a conversation disorder with which type of indifference?

In the context of multicultural counseling, All people must adjust to environmental and geological demands according to which principle?

After some time, one forgets the communicator but remembers the message according to which effect?

A client will accept suggestions more readily if the client likes the counselor according to which theory?