Testing in Counseling Psychology Flashcards
Shortly after World War I, E. K. Strong, Jr., and some of his colleagues began to examine the activities that members of different professions liked and disliked. They came to realize that people in different professional groups had different patterns of interests. To some extent, one might expect this, because people tend to choose lines of work that interest them.
Critics cited a gender bias in the scales because different tests were used for men and women. Others complained about the lack of theory associated with the test.
Strong Vocational Interest Blank
The _____ was _____(1974) response to the shortcomings of the SVIB. Items from both the men’s and women’s forms of the SVIB were merged into a single form that included scales devoid of gender bias.
In developing the SVIB, Strong had shied away from providing a theoretical explanation for why certain types of individuals liked some fields and disliked others. However, Campbell became interested in J. L. Holland’s theory of vocational choice.
Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory
CISS offers an academic focus scale that helps test takers understand how comfortable or successful they may be in an academic setting, and an extroversion scale that helps guide them to occupations with the appropriate amount and intensity of interpersonal relations.
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
Studies show that the psychometric properties of the KOIS are very good. Short-term reliabilities tend to be high (between .80 and .95), and increasing evidence indicates that scores remain stable for as long as 30 years.
Kuder Occupational Interest Survey
The _____, revised in 1995 and copyrighted in 1999, is used for the career education and counseling of high-school and college students.
It can also be used to plan careers for adults, including those who want to make midlife career changes.
Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS)
Some researchers criticize the SCII, CISS, and the KOIS because they emphasize professions that require college and professional training. Although an increasing number of people in the United States eventually obtain a college degree, most workers still do not graduate from college. The _____ is designed for men who are not oriented toward college and emphasizes skilled and semiskilled trades.
Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory
A more modern interest inventory for nonprofessionally oriented adults than the MVII is the _____. Developed by Charles B. Johansson, the CAI is written at the sixth-grade reading level and is designed for the 80% of U.S. citizens who have fewer than four years of postsecondary education.
Career Assessment Inventory
Most interest inventories require professional or computer-automated scoring. In addition, they typically require interpretation by a trained counselor. J. L. Holland developed the _____ to be a self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted vocational interest inventory.
Self-Directed Search
