When Gathering Information Using Assessments, Counselors: ​

question 21

Multiple Choice

When gathering information using assessments, counselors: ​

• A)only use standardized tests.
• B)administer tests in groups rather than on an individual basis. ​
• C)gather samples of behavior and infer meanings from those behaviors.
• D)only use instruments published in the Mental Measurements Yearbooks.

Discuss the effectiveness of fear in persuasive messages.

Describe the concept of groupthink.

Understand the influence of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination on social behavior.

Understand the methodologies used in classic psychological experiments, focusing on the obedience studies conducted by Stanley Milgram.

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Definitions:

Governmental Resources

Resources managed or owned by the government, including financial, natural, and human resources, used to provide public services.

Personal Gain

Refers to the increase in wealth, status, or beneficial outcomes for an individual, often viewed in the context of motives or outcomes of actions.

Adverse Selection

A situation where asymmetric information leads buyers or sellers to make counterproductive selections, commonly seen in insurance markets.

Regulatory Capture

Regulatory capture is a situation where regulatory agencies are dominated by the industries they are supposed to be regulating, leading to decision making that benefits the industry rather than the public.