Question 1

The most researched scales of the Strong Interest Inventory are the

Accepted Answer

A)   Basic Interest Scales
B)   General Occupational Theme Scales
C)   Personal Style Scales
D)   Occupational ScalesE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Test-retest reliabilities for the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey over a two-week interval are

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A)   typically 1.0
B)   typically above .90
C)   typically below .90
D)   not appropriate reliability measures for this testE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The first interest inventory developed by Strong was called the

Accepted Answer

A)   Strong Interest Inventory
B)   Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory
C)   Strong Vocational Interest Blank
D)   Strong-Campbell Interest BlankE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The Vocational Interest Estimate Scales of the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey are similar to

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A)   Holland's system of six themes
B)   the general occupational theme scales of the Strong Interest Inventory
C)   both a and b
D)   neither a nor bE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The scale on the Strong Interest Inventory that differentiates people who like substantial interpersonal contact in their work from those who prefer work with data,
Ideas, and things is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Learning Environment Scale
B)   Introversion-Extroversion Scale
C)   Work Style Scale
D)   Leadership Style ScaleE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The Strong Interest Inventory can provide information about whether an examinee's interests are similar to those of people who persist in formal academic settings through the

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A)   Learning Environment Scale
B)   Basic Interest Scale
C)   Work Style Scale
D)   Risk Taking/Adventure ScaleE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The most popular solution to the issue of sex bias in measurement of interests is

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A)   to develop both male and female criterion groups for each occupation
B)   to simply compare both sexes to a combined group of men and women
C)   to avoid sampling those occupations in which men or women are disproportionately represented
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Validity of the Strong Interest Inventory has been assessed by _______ methods.

Accepted Answer

A)   concurrent and content
B)   concurrent and predictive
C)   predictive and content
D)   content and faceE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Interests for those people considering occupations not requiring a four-year college degree can be assessed by using the

Accepted Answer

A)   Career Assessment Inventory
B)   Strong Interest Inventory
C)   Kuder Occupational Interest Inventory
D)   Jackson Vocational Interest SurveyE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Because scores on the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey do not change much over short periods of time, some degree of _____ exists.

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability
B)   construct validity
C)   concurrent validity
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

During construction of the original Strong Interest Inventory, items were chosen for inclusion on the test if they

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A)   differentiated the interests of occupational groups from those of the general reference group
B)   were strongly preferred by both the occupational group and the general reference group
C)   were rarely liked by both the occupational group and the general reference group
D)   fit Strong's theory of occupational interestsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The _________ is most often used as an aid in educational planning at the junior college, vocational-technical school, and high school levels.

Accepted Answer

A)   Strong Interest Inventory
B)   Kuder Occupational Interest Inventory
C)   Career Assessment Inventory
D)   Jackson Vocational Interest SurveyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

The Administrative Indices of the Strong Interest Inventory indicate

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A)   how many items were accurately read by the scoring machine
B)   the number of infrequent responses marked on the test
C)   the percentages of "like," "indifferent," and "dislike" responses
D)   all of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The Strong Interest Inventory provides specific information about the likes and dislikes of the respondent via the

Accepted Answer

A)   Basic Interest Scales
B)   Occupational Scales
C)   General Occupational Theme Scales
D)   Personal Style ScalesE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A forced-choice, ipsative format is employed by the

Accepted Answer

A)   Strong Interest Inventory
B)   Career Assessment Inventory
C)   Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 16

All of the following are scales on the Strong Interest Inventory EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   General Occupational Theme Scales
B)   Personal Style Scales
C)   Basic Interest Scales
D)   Behavior Pattern ScalesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above D

Question 17

Developments in interest measurement can be traced to the work of

Accepted Answer

A)   Dale Carnegie
B)   Edward Strong
C)   Karl Culdary
D)   Steven CampbellE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The Strong Interest Inventory reports scores via

Accepted Answer

A)   age norms
B)   grade norms
C)   profiles
D)   percentile ranksE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 19

Comparing the Career Assessment Inventory to other interest inventories provides evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)   concurrent validity
B)   predictive validity
C)   content validity
D)   construct validityE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

A rational approach based on research and theory led to the development of the

Accepted Answer

A)   Strong Interest Inventory
B)   Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
C)   Career Assessment Inventory
D)   Jackson Vocational Interest SurveyE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 16: Interest Testing

The most researched scales of the Strong Interest Inventory are the

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Test-retest reliabilities for the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey over a two-week interval are

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The first interest inventory developed by Strong was called the

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The Vocational Interest Estimate Scales of the Kuder Occupational Interest Survey are similar to

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The scale on the Strong Interest Inventory that differentiates people who like substantial interpersonal contact in their work from those who prefer work with data, Ideas, and things is the

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The Strong Interest Inventory can provide information about whether an examinee's interests are similar to those of people who persist in formal academic settings through the

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The most popular solution to the issue of sex bias in measurement of interests is

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Validity of the Strong Interest Inventory has been assessed by _______ methods.

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Interests for those people considering occupations not requiring a four-year college degree can be assessed by using the

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Because scores on the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey do not change much over short periods of time, some degree of _____ exists.

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During construction of the original Strong Interest Inventory, items were chosen for inclusion on the test if they

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The _________ is most often used as an aid in educational planning at the junior college, vocational-technical school, and high school levels.

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The Administrative Indices of the Strong Interest Inventory indicate

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The Strong Interest Inventory provides specific information about the likes and dislikes of the respondent via the

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A forced-choice, ipsative format is employed by the

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All of the following are scales on the Strong Interest Inventory EXCEPT

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Developments in interest measurement can be traced to the work of

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The Strong Interest Inventory reports scores via

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Comparing the Career Assessment Inventory to other interest inventories provides evidence of

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A rational approach based on research and theory led to the development of the

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