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Question 1 of 135

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( Idiographic, Nomothetic ) theories are concerned with individuals; ( nomothetic, idiographic ) approaches are concerned with large numbers of people.

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Question 2 of 135

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Of Piaget's stages, which one is the first?

Select one of the following:

  • Sensorimotor

  • Preoperational

  • Concrete operational

  • Formal operational

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Question 3 of 135

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This indicates the percentage of individuals who answered a test item correctly.

Select one of the following:

  • Discrimination index

  • Difficulty index

  • Confidence interval

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Question 4 of 135

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( Ipsative, Normative ) measures compare traits within the same individual, and do not compare a person to other persons who took the instrument.

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Question 5 of 135

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A/An ( normative, ipsative ) interpretation is one in which the individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others who took the same test.

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Question 6 of 135

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In constructing a test, experts nearly always consider this to be most important:

Select one of the following:

  • reliability

  • validity

  • reliability and validity are equally important

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Question 7 of 135

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A reliable test is always valid.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 8 of 135

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A valid test is always reliable.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 9 of 135

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Reliability coefficients are variance estimates, meaning that the coefficient denotes the amount of true score variance.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 10 of 135

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Reliability coefficients in the ( 0.80s, 0.70s, 0.90s ) are desirable for screening tests.

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Question 11 of 135

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This individual believed that intelligence is primarily genetic and a "unitary" factor.

Select one of the following:

  • Charles Spearman

  • Francis Galton

  • J.P. Guilford

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Question 12 of 135

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What are the mean and standard deviation for the WAIS-IV?

Select one of the following:

  • 10; 3

  • 100; 15

  • 115; 10

  • 100; 10

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Question 13 of 135

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Interest inventories work best with individuals of high school age or above because:

Select one of the following:

  • interests are becoming more stable

  • interests are becoming less stable

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Question 14 of 135

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A ( low, high ) standard error of measurement (SEM) means high reliability.

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Question 15 of 135

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The SEM tells us the variance around a particular score for an individual.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 16 of 135

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( Increasing, Decreasing ) a test's length raises reliability.

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Question 17 of 135

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How many stages encompass Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Select one of the following:

  • 6

  • 5

  • 4

  • 8

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Question 18 of 135

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In Freudian theory, the id operates on the ( pleasure, reality ) principle, and the ego operates on the ( reality, pleasure ) principle.

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Question 19 of 135

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The superego, or ego ideal, attempts to balance the id and ego.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 20 of 135

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According to Freud, a dream's surface meaning is referred to as the ( manifest, latent ) content, and a dream's hidden meaning is referred to as the ( latent, manifest ) content.

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Question 21 of 135

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The most important concept in Freud's theory is the unconscious mind.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 22 of 135

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The ( conscious, preconscious, unconscious ) mind is aware of the immediate environment; the ( preconscious, conscious, unconscious ) mind can bring ideas, images, and thoughts into awareness with little difficulty; and the ( unconscious, conscious, preconscious ) contains material which is unknown or hidden from the client.

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Question 23 of 135

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In this type of thinking, things are conceptualized as good or bad, right or wrong:

Select one of the following:

  • Relativistic

  • Dualistic

  • Individualistic

  • Collectivist

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Question 24 of 135

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The correct order of Jean Piaget's developmental stages are as follows: ( sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations ), ( preoperations, sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations ), ( concrete operations, formal operations ), and ( formal operations, concrete operations ).

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Question 25 of 135

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This individual created the first intelligence test:

Select one of the following:

  • David Wechsler

  • Alfred Binet

  • Charles Spearman

  • Sir Francis Galton

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Question 26 of 135

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means the capacity to change.

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Question 27 of 135

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Lev Vygotsky's theory of development emphasized the role that culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 28 of 135

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Which of Yalom's therapeutic factors can be best described as occurring when group members learn how they come across to others and what others think of them?

Select one of the following:

  • Self-understanding

  • Identification

  • Interpersonal learning input

  • Interpersonal learning output

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Question 29 of 135

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This can be described as the expression of both positive and negative feelings:

Select one of the following:

  • Family reenactment

  • Catharsis

  • Identification

  • Self-understanding

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Question 30 of 135

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You suggested that your client, Rob, join a group for young fathers. He reports to you that after attending a couple sessions, he feels a sense of belonging to the group and feels understood and accepted by the other members. Which of Yalom's therapeutic factors is being described?

Select one of the following:

  • Universality

  • Identification

  • Instillation of hope

  • Group cohesiveness

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Question 31 of 135

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This type of test compares a person's test score to a predetermined standard or level of performance:

Select one of the following:

  • Norm-referenced

  • Criterion-referenced

  • Portfolio assessment

  • Environmental assessment

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Question 32 of 135

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Multiple-choice and true/false questions would appear on this type of test:

Select one of the following:

  • Objective

  • Subjective

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Question 33 of 135

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Which of the following is *not* a measure of central tendency?

Select one of the following:

  • Mean

  • Median

  • Mode

  • Standard deviation

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Question 34 of 135

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Which measure of central tendency can be found by summing all the values in the group, then dividing that sum by the number of values in the group (indicated by the equation M = ΣX/N)?

Select one of the following:

  • Mode

  • Median

  • Mean

  • None of these

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Question 35 of 135

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Approximately what percentage of scores is expected to fall between -1 and +1 standard deviations on the normal curve?

Select one of the following:

  • 68%

  • 95%

  • 34%

  • 99%

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Question 36 of 135

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An ( aptitude, achievement ) test is a test that predicts a person's capacity to perform some skill or task in the future; an ( achievement, aptitude ) test is a test that measures knowledge a person has acquired through instruction or training up to a certain point in his or her academic career.

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Question 37 of 135

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This type of scale simply classifies data into non-ordered, mutually exclusive categories; numbers stand for names or categories:

Select one of the following:

  • Nominal

  • Ordinal

  • Interval

  • Ratio

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Question 38 of 135

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A higher standard deviation indicates less variability in scores.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 39 of 135

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This measure of variability is found by calculating the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution:

Select one of the following:

  • Range

  • Standard deviation

  • Median

  • Mean

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Question 40 of 135

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This type of test tests for a significant difference between three or more groups:

Select one of the following:

  • ANOVA

  • t-test

  • Pearson's r

  • t-score

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Question 41 of 135

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If you ( accept, reject ) the null hypothesis, you are taking the position that there is no significant difference between groups in an experiment.

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Question 42 of 135

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In which of Piaget's stages would a child master the concept of conservation?

Select one of the following:

  • Sensorimotor

  • Preoperations

  • Concrete operations

  • Formal operations

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Question 43 of 135

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Kohlberg's theory of moral development has levels, with each broken down further into stages.

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Question 44 of 135

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"RS" in the counseling field is shorthand for:

Select one of the following:

  • race and spirituality

  • realistic/social, a 2-digit Holland code

  • religious and spiritual

  • race and socioeconomic status

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Question 45 of 135

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You are out mowing your lawn one Saturday afternoon when your neighbor, Evan, strikes up a conversation with you in which he says, "I know my daughter is only being good today because she knows she will get ice cream later." Given this information, you can surmise that his daughter is in what stage of moral development, according to Kohlberg?

Select one of the following:

  • Preconventional

  • Conventional

  • Postconventional

  • Preoperational

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Question 46 of 135

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In Kohlberg's highest level of morality, postconventional morality, the individual is primarily concerned with conforming to the roles in society and living up to the expectations of society.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 47 of 135

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In a research experiment, this variable has the potential to affect the dependent variable, but the researcher is aware of it beforehand:

Select one of the following:

  • control variable

  • extraneous variable

  • moderator variable

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Question 48 of 135

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A p value of .05 means that there is a 95% chance that the null hypothesis is false. Another way of stating this is:

Select one of the following:

  • It is likely that there is a significant difference between groups

  • It is likely that there is *no* significant difference between groups

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Question 49 of 135

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Which measure of central tendency is defined as the exact midpoint of a distribution?

Select one of the following:

  • Mode

  • Median

  • Mean

  • Range

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Question 50 of 135

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Which measure of central tendency is defined as the most frequently occurring value?

Select one of the following:

  • Mean

  • Median

  • Mode

  • Range

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Question 51 of 135

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Which measure of central tendency would you want to use if you have extreme scores and do not want to distort the data?

Select one of the following:

  • Mode

  • Median

  • Mean

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Question 52 of 135

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A z-score is the same thing as a standard score.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 53 of 135

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Individual changes, task changes, and a limited sample are examples of:

Select one of the following:

  • Systematic error

  • Unsystematic error

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Question 54 of 135

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The average correlation among items within a test or scale is known as its internal ( consistency, validity ).

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Question 55 of 135

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Based on statistical properties of the normal curve, about what percentage of scores fall in the interval from 2 standard deviations below the mean to 2 standard deviations above the mean?

Select one of the following:

  • 68

  • 95

  • 99

  • 34

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Question 56 of 135

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( Validity, Reliability ) considers the degree to which test scores measure what the test claims to measure.

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Question 57 of 135

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This type of validity is derived from the obvious appearance of the measure itself and its test items:

Select one of the following:

  • Face

  • Construct

  • Concurrent

  • Predictive

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Question 58 of 135

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This statistic denotes the relationship between predictor and criterion measures:

Select one of the following:

  • Standard error of measurement

  • Standard error of the estimate

  • Standard deviation

  • Pearson's r

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Question 59 of 135

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When a counselor is displaying ( congruence, genuineness, unconditional positive regard ), there is no conflict between their feelings and actions. There is a match between their internal state and external expression of that state.

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Question 60 of 135

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The skill in ( unconditional positive regard, genuineness, congruence ) is to maintain your attitude of valuing the client and expressing care and concern for them as a human being, even as they reveal undesirable behaviors.

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Question 61 of 135

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The state of being authentic or truthful is known as ( genuineness, congruence, unconditional positive regard ).

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Question 62 of 135

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This refers to the ability to deeply sense a client's worldview as if it were your own:

Select one of the following:

  • Unconditional positive regard

  • Congruence

  • Accurate empathic understanding

  • Genuineness

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Question 63 of 135

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This counseling skill involves acknowledging a client's positive behaviors, as well as helping them recognize their negative behaviors and develop alternative, more positive methods of feeling, thinking, and behaving:

Select one of the following:

  • Attending

  • Summarizing

  • Focusing

  • Feedback

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Question 64 of 135

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Culturally ( homogeneous, heterogeneous ) groups are ones that are similar on ethnic and cultural dimensions.

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Question 65 of 135

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The notion that group members benefit from helping one another is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • Altruism

  • Universality

  • Instillation of hope

  • Imparting of information

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Question 66 of 135

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This theorist, who thought it important to focus on clients' birth orders and sibling relationships, also believed that one's interpretations of childhood experiences matters more than the actual events:

Select one of the following:

  • Carl Jung

  • Sigmund Freud

  • Alfred Adler

  • Erik Erikson

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Question 67 of 135

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According to Adler, this is an imagined life goal that guides a person's behavior:

Select one of the following:

  • Lifestyle

  • Social interest

  • Anima or animus

  • Fictional finalism

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Question 68 of 135

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According to existential theory, this type of anxiety is manifested as an appropriate response to an event, and can be used as a motivation to change:

Select one of the following:

  • existential

  • neurotic

  • normal

  • reality

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Question 69 of 135

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B. F. Skinner is associated with ( operant, classical ) conditioning.

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Question 70 of 135

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Wolpe's systematic desensitization is based on the principles of ( classical, operant ) conditioning.

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Question 71 of 135

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Which Holland code is the rarest?

Select one of the following:

  • AC

  • SR

  • IE

  • ES

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Question 72 of 135

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When a distribution is positively skewed, the tail is pointing to the:

Select one of the following:

  • left

  • right

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Question 73 of 135

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If a distribution is positively skewed, then one could assume that many scores are above average and it may have been an easy exam.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 74 of 135

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In a positively skewed distribution, the tail points to the left.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 75 of 135

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When a distribution is negatively skewed, the tail is pointing to the:

Select one of the following:

  • left

  • right

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Question 76 of 135

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If a distribution is negatively skewed, then one could assume that many scores are below the average and it may have been a difficult exam.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 77 of 135

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In a negatively skewed distribution, the tail points to the right.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 78 of 135

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With z-scores, positive/negative signs are not very important.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 79 of 135

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What are the mean and standard deviation for t-scores?

Select one of the following:

  • 50; 10

  • 500; 100

  • 100; 15

  • 10; 3

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Question 80 of 135

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What are the mean and standard deviation for Deviation IQ?

Select one of the following:

  • 100; 15

  • 50; 10

  • 500; 100

  • 10; 3

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Question 81 of 135

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is the degree of peakedness in a distribution.

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Question 82 of 135

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Which type of kurtosis has an arrangement of values that follow a bell or normal curve?

Select one of the following:

  • Leptokurtic

  • Mesokurtic

  • Platykurtic

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Question 83 of 135

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In this type of kurtosis, the majority of scores are clustered around a value at the midpoint, and a few extreme scores tapering off on either side:

Select one of the following:

  • Platykurtic

  • Leptokurtic

  • Mesokurtic

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Question 84 of 135

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Which type of kurtosis has more scores at the extremes and fewer in the center?

Select one of the following:

  • Mesokurtic

  • Leptokurtic

  • Platykurtic

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Question 85 of 135

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In this type of kurtosis, more scores are in the center of the distribution, with fewer at either extreme:

Select one of the following:

  • Mesokurtic

  • Platykurtic

  • Leptokurtic

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Question 86 of 135

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The term 'assessment' can be used synonymously with 'appraisal.'

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 87 of 135

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This is a quantity of some construct or concept, such as anxiety or math skill:

Select one of the following:

  • Test

  • Measure

  • Appraisal

  • Standardization

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Question 88 of 135

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A ( psychological test, measure, behavioral observation ) is a standardized procedure for sampling behavior and describing it with categories or scores, then compared to norms.

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Question 89 of 135

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( Standardization, Assessment, Appraisal ) is the systematic collection and analysis of data.

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Question 90 of 135

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With objective tests, there is a very low likelihood of examiners independently agreeing on a client's score on a given sample of behavior.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 91 of 135

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Screening and assessment are synonymous with one another.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 92 of 135

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In testing, this occurs when items are not sufficiently difficult and cannot accurately measure high performers:

Select one of the following:

  • ceiling effect

  • floor effect

  • item discrimination

  • item difficulty

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Question 93 of 135

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Of the Wechsler tests, a counselor would likely administer this one to an individual of middle-school age:

Select one of the following:

  • WAIS-IV

  • WISC-IV

  • WPPSI-III

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Question 94 of 135

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Of the Wechsler tests, a counselor would likely administer this one to an individual who is of "traditional" college-age:

Select one of the following:

  • WISC-IV

  • WPPSI-III

  • WAIS-IV

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Question 95 of 135

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Of the Wechsler tests, a counselor would likely administer this one to a preschool-age child:

Select one of the following:

  • WAIS-IV

  • WPPSI-III

  • WISC-IV

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Question 96 of 135

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What are the mean and standard deviation for subtests in the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Select one of the following:

  • 10; 3

  • 100; 15

  • 50; 10

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Question 97 of 135

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What are the mean and standard deviation for the Wechsler intelligence tests?

Select one of the following:

  • 10; 3

  • 100; 10

  • 100; 15

  • 50; 10

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Question 98 of 135

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You administered the WAIS-IV to your client, Ethan, and reported to him that he scored within -1 to +1 standard deviations from the mean. This would mean that his standardized score fell somewhere between:

Select one of the following:

  • 115-145

  • 90-105

  • 85-115

  • 100-115

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Question 99 of 135

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Which psychologist proposed the concepts of fluid and crystallized intelligence?

Select one of the following:

  • Guilford

  • Cattell

  • Wechsler

  • Gardner

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Question 100 of 135

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( Fluid, Crystallized ) intelligence can be defined as the ability to reason and think flexibly, and is considered independent of education of experience; ( crystallized, fluid ) intelligence can be defined as the accumulation of knowledge, facts, and skills that are acquired through life and are improved through learning.

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Question 101 of 135

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( Crystallized, Fluid ) intelligence increases as we age; ( fluid, crystallized ) intelligence drops off as we age.

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Question 102 of 135

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Fluid intelligence increases with age.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 103 of 135

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A method of assessing the best performance of which an examinee is capable is known as a:

Select one of the following:

  • Performance assessment

  • Direct behavioral assessment

  • Maximum performance measurement

  • Typical performance measurement

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Question 104 of 135

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A type of behavioral observation in which the counselor documents in narrative format what was observed is known as a/an:

Select one of the following:

  • Indirect observation

  • Anecdotal observation

  • Environmental assessment

  • Direct behavioral assessment

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Question 105 of 135

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Pearson's r, regression, and ANOVA are examples of:

Select one of the following:

  • nonparametric statistics

  • parametric statistics

  • none of these

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Question 106 of 135

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Nonparametric statistics rely on the normal curve and the assumption of normality.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 107 of 135

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The amount of variance that is accounted for in one variable by the other variable is known as the:

Select one of the following:

  • Pearson product-moment correlation (Pearson's r)

  • Coefficient of alienation

  • Coefficient of determination

  • Spearman's correlation

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Question 108 of 135

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A potential issue in doing data collection through observation of behavior, the counselor may unintentionally change the definition of the behavior and lose objectivity. This is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • observer bias

  • observer drift

  • Halo effect

  • Hawthorne effect

Explanation

Question 109 of 135

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The ( central tendency error, central limit theorem, respondent error, standard error of measurement ) is the propensity to respond with moderate or centrist descriptions rather than using descriptions that lean toward the extremes of a rating scale.

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Question 110 of 135

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Which of Yalom's therapeutic factors is described as being related to themes such as responsibility, death, freedom, isolation, and purpose?

Select one of the following:

  • Altruism

  • Catharsis

  • Existential factors

  • Imparting of information

Explanation

Question 111 of 135

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In the context of group therapy, this occurs when group members realize that other members experience similar thoughts, feelings, and issues:

Select one of the following:

  • Group cohesiveness

  • Universality

  • Identification

  • Interpersonal learning output

Explanation

Question 112 of 135

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The process through which group members are enabled to free themselves from old roles and test new behaviors is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • family reenactment

  • interpersonal learning input

  • interpersonal learning output

  • self-understanding

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Question 113 of 135

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When the group leader or other member(s) pass on beneficial information regarding the problem and/or solution to other members, this is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • interpersonal learning input

  • interpersonal learning output

  • imparting of information

  • altruism

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Question 114 of 135

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When group members feel more trustful of groups and learn how to relate to other members, ( interpersonal learning output, interpersonal learning input, identification, group cohesiveness ) has occurred.

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Question 115 of 135

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You referred your client, Jules, to a group for women struggling with postpartum depression. After a few group sessions, she says to you that she has observed improvement in others who have similar problems, and believe that she will also improve with the group's help. Which of Yalom's therapeutic factors is at work?

Select one of the following:

  • interpersonal learning input

  • interpersonal learning output

  • identification

  • instillation of hope

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Question 116 of 135

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This occurs when group members discover and accept previously unknown or unacceptable parts of themselves:

Select one of the following:

  • interpersonal learning input

  • interpersonal learning output

  • self-understanding

  • identification

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Question 117 of 135

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Your client, Jules, reports to you that she has noticed herself modeling certain behaviors that she sees in other members. According to Yalom, this therapeutic factor has occurred:

Select one of the following:

  • identification

  • family reenactment

  • interpersonal learning input

  • interpersonal learning output

Explanation

Question 118 of 135

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According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, most children operate at the ( preconventional, conventional ) level, and most adolescents operate at the ( conventional, post-conventional ) level.

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Question 119 of 135

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Which theorist put forth an Identity Status theory of social development, which categorizes four main points or stations along the continuum of identity development?

Select one of the following:

  • Erikson

  • Havighurst

  • Marcia

  • Piaget

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Question 120 of 135

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Your adolescent client has struggled to make any real progress in deciding an occupation or ideology of her own. She seems to be "floating" through her life. According to Marcia's theory of identity status, she would be in this state:

Select one of the following:

  • Foreclosure

  • Diffusion

  • Moratorium

  • Achievement

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Question 121 of 135

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Another of your adolescent clients seems to have "blindly" accepted the ideology / value system of their family, without doing his own exploration to determine what's important to him. According to Marcia's theory of identity status, he would be in this state:

Select one of the following:

  • Diffusion

  • Foreclosure

  • Moratorium

  • Achievement

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Question 122 of 135

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One of your adolescent clients seems to have reached a state of clarity regarding her identity, and has committed to her own set of autonomously made values and goals. According to Marcia's theory of identity status, she would be in this state:

Select one of the following:

  • Moratorium

  • Achievement

  • Diffusion

  • Foreclosure

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Question 123 of 135

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Another of your adolescent clients has made little to no commitment to an ideology or occupation, but he is also experimenting with many different values, beliefs, and goals. According to Marcia's theory of identity status, he would be in this state:

Select one of the following:

  • Achievement

  • Diffusion

  • Foreclosure

  • Moratorium

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Question 124 of 135

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Regarding Marcia's theory, identity foreclosure is marked by a ( low, high ) level of exploration and a ( high, low ) level of commitment, whereas identity moratorium is marked by a ( high, low ) level of exploration and a ( low, high ) level of commitment.

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Question 125 of 135

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Regarding Marcia's theory, identity diffusion is marked by a ( low, high ) level of exploration and a ( low, high ) level of commitment, whereas identity achievement is marked by a ( high, low ) level of exploration and a ( high, low ) level of commitment.

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Question 126 of 135

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In an experimental research design, it is the ( independent, dependent ) variable that is being manipulated, and it is the ( dependent, independent ) variable that is being studied.

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Question 127 of 135

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Researchers wanted to study the effects of blood alcohol level on reaction time. In this experiment, blood alcohol level would be the ( independent, dependent ) variable, and reaction time would be the ( dependent, independent ) variable.

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Question 128 of 135

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Observational, case study, and survey methods are all examples of this type of research:

Select one of the following:

  • Descriptive

  • Experimental

  • Correlational

  • Quasi-experimental

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Question 129 of 135

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Correlational research is synonymous with experimental research.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 130 of 135

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Approximately what percentage of scores is expected to fall between -2 and +2 standard deviations on the normal curve?

Select one of the following:

  • 96%

  • 68%

  • 50%

  • 84%

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Question 131 of 135

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Approximately what percentage of scores is expected to fall between -1 and +1 standard deviations on the normal curve?

Select one of the following:

  • 96%

  • 99%

  • 68%

  • 34%

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Question 132 of 135

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Which type of test is interpreted by comparing a respondent's score to the performance of a standardization group?

Select one of the following:

  • Criterion-referenced

  • Norm-referenced

  • Achievement test

  • Aptitude test

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Question 133 of 135

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Which of the following best describes "standard deviation"?

Select one of the following:

  • the difference between the highest and lowest scores

  • the arithmetic average of a set of scores

  • the average amount that scores vary from the mean

  • a standard score

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Question 134 of 135

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In the language of career counseling, this refers to the degree of relatedness within personality types or environmental models:

Select one of the following:

  • congruence

  • consistency

  • differentiation

  • identity

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Question 135 of 135

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In the language of career counseling, this refers to the degree of fit between personality types and environmental models:

Select one of the following:

  • congruence

  • consistency

  • differentiation

  • identity

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