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SOCIAL TEST

Discover if you have the aptitude for helping other's
personal problems. Can you motivate others? Can you advise,
guide, or counsel others?

Directions: Read the directions carefully, then work quickly and accurately.
Try to answer as many of the 55 questions as you can within the time given.

Time Limit: 30 minutes

1. Early one evening, you see a few young children playing on a construction
site with unattended construction equipment. You should...

a) pay no attention; it's not your concern.
b) tell them to leave; it's not their property and it is a dangerous place
to play.
c) make a citizen's arrest, call the police, press charges, and make sure
these children are taught a lesson.
d) not get involved; probably one of their parents works on this
construction site.

2. An individual's socialization process:

a) continues throughout a lifetime.
b) is the primary concern of the school.
c) reverses itself after puberty.
d) ceases in the teen-age years.

3. The children who are overprotected at home often seem at school to be:

a) the best workers.
b) most aggressive.
c) lacking in independence.
d) slower in muscular development.

4. You are an eighth-grade teacher and have noticed that during the past
several weeks the behavior of one of your students has changed. Until
now she had been a model student, always doing the right thing at the
right time. Lately she interrupts while others are speaking, hums aloud
in class, intentionally drops her books on the floor at least once a day. If
you do not pay attention to her, she becomes rude and discourteous. After
a few inquiries, you learn that her mother has recently remarried. On the
basis of this information, which of the following suppositions is the most
likely explanation of her present behaviorP

a) Her behavior has changed because her stepfather insists upon
checking her homework every night.
b) Her behavior is directed toward seeking more attention because
she must now share her mother's love.
c) She is now reacting in school as her "real self." It's like the saying
"You show your true colors when the chips are down."
d) Her mother does not love her anymore.

5. Which of the following environmental conditions is most likely to cause
emotional disturbances in children'

a) disrupted and strained family relationships
b) a family has a lower income than that of friends, neighbors, or relatives
c) a family has a higher income than that of friends, neighbors, or
relatives
d) three children sharing one bedroom

6. You are the Executive Director of your state's Mental Health Association,
During this month's meeting of department supervisors, you notice that
one of your subordinates is asking many good questions and contributing
substantially to all the discussions. You should therefore surmise that...

a) this supervisor will eventually cause trouble and object to being
controlled by you.
b) this supervisor is trying to impress you.
c) this supervisor is having a positive learning experience at the
conference.
d) this supervisor feels that "talk is cheap."

7. You are a psychologist at one of the country's federal penitentiaries, and
one of your functions is to try to rehabilitate the inmates. For this to be
accomplished, an inmate must...

a) be highly intelligent and free of any neurotic tendencies.
b) come from a highly moralistic home.
c) be willing to actively participate in the rehabilitation process.
d) have interests and aptitudes that do not differ greatly from yours.

8. Which of the following is a characteristic of an immature person? An
immature person...

a) has passed through the "taking" stage into the "giving" stage and
derives pleasure from giving affection and emotional support.
b) has an eagerness for immediate gratification of personal needs and
fulfilling personal pleasures.
c) has ambitions and goals that are realistic in comparison with abilities
and aptitudes.
d) can deal with reality, and either accepts circumstances as they are
or works purposefully to alter them.

9. The leader of a teen-age club makes a special effort to involve each
member in its weekly discussion because teen-agers have a need...

a) to compete with one another.
b) to contradict one another's statements.
c) to quarrel with one another.
d) to belong to the group.

10. If you are described as "skilled in human relations," then you...

a) can persuade others to do things your way.
b) can recognize interpersonal problems and find a way to solve them.
c) are usually happy, have many friends, and have few personal problems.
d) help others find their ancestry and construct a family tree.


11. You are a well-respected, successful, and conscientious executive director
of a city agency and are often called upon by other city departments
for suggestions concerning proper agency administration. One of your
favorite recommendations is that agencies provide an inexperienced
worker with definite limits and controls as well as necessary freedoms
because controls...

a) will help the inexperienced worker realistically see what life is all
about.
b) give the inexperienced worker specific guidelines which will foster
feelings of security and ultimately form a base for future decision
making.
c) will keep the inexperienced worker from advancing up the ladder
of success too fast.
d) will explain agency policy.

12. Which of the following statements is true?

a) A person's character may be accurately determined from an examination
of his or her physical characteristics.
b) The best applicant for a job is usually the one who most needs the
money.
c) Infant boys are more active than infant girls.
d) You can have positive and negative feelings toward the same object
at the same time.

13. Adolescence is a time of rapid physical growth and change. About how
many adolescents are concerned with their physical development?

a) one out of three
b) one out of eight
c) one out of ten
d) one out of twenty

14. Which of the following is the most necessary element for finding a solution to a problem?

a) The problem should have only one workable solution.
b) The person seeking the solution should have a need or desire to do so.
c) There should be no obstacles between the person seeking the solution
and the solution itself.
d) It must be possible to find the solution in a reasonable length of
time.

15. David, one of your acquaintances, asks you to make an important decision
for him. Should you...

a) tell him to talk it over with his family.
b) advise him to go to a psychiatrist.
c) ask him why he is having such difficulty making the decision himself.
d) inform him that you have too many problems of your own and you
can't handle another problem at this time.

16. During your summer vacation from college you are employed as a
summer-camp athletic counselor. You notice that one of the campers, Chuck,
appears to be fearful of playing physically active games with the other
children. He complains of stomach cramps just before athletic events. As
you continue your observations, you soon notice that Chuck is so clumsy
when he does play that some of the other campers make fun of him, while
others avoid him. What would you do?

a) Suggest that he read books about the games so he will know the
rules and learn how to play better.
b) Get him involved in the games by giving him an assignment such
as keeping score or caring for the equipment.
c) Demand that he get into the games because he must learn how to
play with others and now is as good a time as any.
d) Just ignore the boy because you'll probably do more harm than
good.

17. Of the following, the single most important resource for learning and
growth for a college professor will probably come from...

a) the students.
b) other faculty members.
c) professional literature.
d) television news programs.

18. Most criminals...

a) have beady eyes.
b) look like other people.
c) have a very high I.Q.
d) have a good sense of humor.

19. A counseling psychologist is adept at understanding and interpreting
what a client says and does, but should not immediately share his or her
interpretations with the client. The reason for delaying a response is that
the client...

a) will not understand the interpretations.
b) is not in the right frame of mind to accept or use the interpretations
properly.
c) should be given time to draw some conclusions and make some
interpretations without specific directions from the psychologist.
d) does not want to hear these interpretations, for they only tend to
add to the client's problems.

20. When asked to draw another member of their family, young children
often distort features in their drawings because...

a) their artistic talents are not perfected.
b) they exaggerate what they deem important.
c) their fine motor coordination is still undeveloped.
d) they are unable to remember all the details.

21. As a counseling psychologist, you want to help one of your clients
overcome feelings of inferiority. You should...

a) tell your client never to admit defeat but to keep trying to solve all
problems no matter how great the odds.
b) tell your client that all people have some feelings of inferiority.
c) point out to your client past or present successes, even minor ones,
in order to develop some feelings of self-confidence.
d) refer your client to the latest research studies on inferiority.
Reading the studies will help your client understand the dynamics of
this problem.

22. You are a psychiatric social worker in charge of a small group-therapy
session. Sarcastic remarks to one of your clients...

a) should never be used.
b) should be used when all other methods fail.
c) should be used with an individual client after the therapy session.
d) should be used with a client who has shown steady improvement.

23. A few parents have expressed anxiety that the quality of their children's
education will suffer because there are several minority children in the
class. As the teacher, you should...

a) inform the parents that their children will now benefit by helping
less capable students.
b) call for a brief meeting with those parents and discuss the
background of the minority children.
c) answer that education is for all peoples and if they don't like it they
can put their children in a private school.
d) invite the parents to visit your classroom to observe the children at
work and at play.

24. Which of the following do most single people consider to be the most
important factor contributing to their overall happiness?

a) their present financial situation
b) their house or apartment and furnishings
c) their health and physical condition
d) their friends and social life

25. The prime reason that a sizable number of adolescents are prone to use
swear words and slang expressions is their...

a) need to defy authority.
b) need to assert independence.
c) desire to attain peer approval.
d) tendency to imitate their parents.

26. College students who are highly motivated toward achievement are probably...

a) dominated by their parents.
b) graduates of a small rural high school.
c) obtaining intrinsic rewards from their work.
d) perfectionists.

27. You are a hospital social worker and frequently need to interview
patients. The information you receive at an interview should be recorded
on the patient's cumulative record form...

a) at the time the client tells it.
b) the same day as the interview.
c) about a week later, which will give you sufficient time to think over
what was said and weed out the unimportant details.
d) using your own private coding system to prevent other hospital
personnel from reading this information.

28. You are a resident therapist at a state-hospital dormitory for the mildly
retarded. In helping your clients learn how to accept and fulfill
responsibilities, you may properly permit them to make decisions with respect
to all of the following questions except:

a) Should we assign one person to sweep the dormitory for a month,
or should we rotate the assignment daily?
b) Which exits shall we use during fire drills?
c) What color should we paint the lounge walls?
d) What flavor ice cream should we serve at the next happy occasion?

29. Generally speaking, if high-school students are treated as responsible
people...

a) they will act as responsible people.
b) they will disappoint you.
c) their parents will be enraged, for they do not want their children to
grow up.
d) you will be unable to predict the outcome.

30. Research shows that good teachers tend to be:

a) lenient.
b) strict and demanding.
c) flexible and businesslike.
d) rigid and autocratic.

31. If you believe that hereditary and environmental factors are equally
important in the process of learning, then you...

a) regard motivation as a useless technique.
b) consider the I.Q. to be a fixed number.
c) would agree to giving a test at the fourth-grade level that would
separate the academically oriented students from those who will
work with their hands.
d) would disagree with giving a test at the fourth-grade level that
would separate the academically oriented students from those who
will work with their hands.

32. The most important qualification of medical social workers is...

a) extensive medical training.
b) to be bilingual.
c) a belief in the value of individual human life.
d) extensive knowledge of all legal and medical community resources,

33. Of the following, the most accurate generalization about human ability is
that...

a) it is always changing.
b) it is constant.
c) it is affected by the environment.
d) it is determined at birth.

34. Generally, a youngster's first major source of racial bias is the child's...

a) siblings.
b) parents.
c) television programs.
d) peer group.

35. You are a probation officer who has a counseling group for juvenile
offenders, and you want to develop an attitude of cooperation within the
group. Which of the following methods is least likely to do so?

a) List all the reasons why cooperation is a necessity in order to get
along in this world.
b) Encourage the youngsters to help plan the counseling sessions.
c) Provide opportunities for them to help younger children with a
special project.
d) Whenever the opportunity arises, set a proper example by cooperating
with them or with your co-workers.

36. If you are considered by others to be a "good person," then applying
your own standards and ideals for a proper life is...

a) usually the best way to help someone else.
b) usually a good way to help someone else.
c) not a good way to help someone else.
d) all you really need to help someone else.

37. You are a social worker in the City Department of Welfare, and you learn
that one of your clients has been hospitalized. You should first...

a) request that a Welfare Department physician go immediately to see
the client in the hospital.
b) telephone the hospital to find out the probable length of hospitalization.
c) telephone the relatives and tell them you are sorry.
d) visit your client at the hospital to assess the extent of the injuries.

38. Pressures for success are usually the strongest upon students from...

a) the lower-income class.
b) the middle-income class.
c) the upper-income class.
d) all of the above.

39. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Younger workers are significantly more dissatisfied than older ones
with the financial rewards and challenges their jobs provide.
b) Younger workers are significantly more satisfied than older ones
with the financial rewards and challenges their jobs provide.
c) Younger and older workers express the same amount of satisfaction
concerning the financial rewards and challenges their jobs provide.
d) A person's age and the amount of satisfaction he or she derives from
the job have no statistical relationship.

40. When you delegate authority to others, you should first give the most
consideration to...

a) how much power and authority you should entrust to them.
b) what results you expect of them.
c) the selection of the person who will be held responsible for the
outcome of this project.
d) the financial compensations that you will have to make as a result
of any new job descriptions.

41. You are a hospital nursing-service administrator, and one of your newly
appointed young nurses shows some symptoms of insecurity, such as
excessive talkativeness, unpredictable "freezing up," and being unable
to follow directions correctly. Of the following,"which would be the most
desirable action for you to take'?

a) Have a conference with this nurse and state that if there is not an
immediate improvement in behavior a replacement will be hired.
b) Have a conference with this nurse and state that you are aware of
some problem but that you cannot get involved. He or she must
work out the problem alone.
c) Organize the duty schedule in such a way that the nurse in question
begins with an activity that is relatively easy.
d) Relieve the nurse of any duties that have to do with caring for
patients.

42. Which of the following personality traits should be considered most
important for someone about to be employed in a "people-helping career"?

a) sociable and cheerful
b) good-natured and hospitable
c) persuasive and strong-willed
d) enthusiastic and eager

43. Nearly twenty percent of the young people today state that they want to
have a career that is "people-oriented" or "helping others." In order to
wisely help others with their personal and emotional problems, which of
the following characteristics is needed least'

a) knowledge of what makes people behave as they do
b) knowledge of community resources and agencies set up to help
people in need
c) an ability to provide a relationship that neither wallows in
sympathy nor withholds it as a punishment
d) a good sense of intuition combined with kind intentions

44. Kurt, a college student, is in his dormitory room listening to television,
The program is suddenly interrupted for a special news bulletin which
tells that the college may be directly in the path of an approaching tornado.
Which of the following is Kurt most likely to do?  He will probably...

a) rush to the common lounge area to find other students who will be
listening to the weather bulletins.
b) stay in his room alone and continue listening to the weather bulletins.
c) begin to cry, for he is aware of the devastation a tornado can cause.
d) telephone the local fire department to find out what to do.

45.

Young children often learn to manipulate their parents by crying. This
technique is commonly used at bedtime when the children do not want
to go to bed, although they are physically quite tired and sleepy. To
eliminate the "crying tactics," the parents should...

a) not respond to the child's crying.
b) occasionally respond to the child's crying.
c) punish the child for crying.
d) let the child stay up later at night.

46. If your child insists upon reading only sports books, you should...

a) forbid that type of book in the house because it will limit your
child's scope of the real world.
b) stipulate that for every sports book read, your child must read one
book on another topic.
c) steer and encourage your child to reach the highest level of reading
competency using sports books as the tool.
d) pay no attention. The teacher will correct the situation later.

47. Two groups of high school students are given a lengthy word problem
involving some arithmetic. Group A is told the truth, that the solution to
the problem may take some time but that the actual mathematical
computations involved are relatively simple once they figure out what has to
be done. Group B is told that this problem is really for "intellectual
giants" and that this "brain teaser" is often given to graduating math
students at our nation's best colleges. What results should be expected?

a) Approximately the same number of students in both groups will get
the right answer.
b) More students in group A will get the right answer.
c) More students in group B will get the right answer.
d) Approximately the same number of students in both groups will get
a wrong answer.

48. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Your personality cannot be changed by experiences.
b) People who have a high I.Q. usually have a low mechanical aptitude.
c) People who have an extremely low I.Q. usually have one aptitude
that is very strong and makes up for their deficiencies.
d) People who live in a city do not have a higher rate of mental disturbance
than those who live in small towns.

49. In order to curb the amount of cheating on tests, which of the following
would likely be most effective?

a) Warn the test takers that anyone caught cheating will automatically
receive a zero as a grade.
b) Discuss the various cheating methods, including the ingenious ones
other test takers have used that have been unsuccessful.
c) Prepare two or more forms of the same test and astutely distribute
them to the test takers.
d) Double the number of proctors during the test.

50. You are a geriatric psychologist in a hospital for the terminally ill. You
tell an aged patient that everything is going to be "just fine," although
you and the patient both inwardly know that that is not the truth. This
avoidance of the truth, although it may be prompted by pity and kindness,
will...

a) be greatly appreciated by your patient.
b) probably lead to your patient's eventual distrust of you.
c) probably lead to a reversal in your patient's condition.
d) be greatly appreciated by other members of the hospital staff.

51. Which of the following problems is ordinarily the most difficult to resolve
while a major reorganization of a state's social-service agency is in progress?

a) selecting the new organizational structure
b) indifference toward the new structure on the part of the agency's
clients
c) overcoming resentment to the new structure on the part of higher
level employees
d) overcoming resentment to the new structure on the part of lower
level employees

52. You are a teacher of children with learning disabilities. One of your
students verbally demands too much of your time, causing you to neglect
other children in your group. Which of the following would be the best
way to resolve this problem?

a) Refer this case to your immediate supervisor, who has had more
experience with this type of problem.
b) Disregard most of the demands. Soon the student will realize what
you are doing and will stop demanding your attention.
c) Warmly, yet firmly, explain to the student why you will be unable
to constantly pay attention to each future demand.
d) Pay as much attention to this student as demanded. Obviously this
student needs more attention than the others.

53. The endeavor in most child abuse cases is to mend and strengthen the
relationships within the child's family rather than separating and protecting
the child from the family cluster. Therefore, which of the following
courses of action would offer the best chance for success in child abuse
cases?

a) Place the child in a foster home and conduct therapeutic counseling
sessions for the parents and siblings.
b) Arrange daytime child-care services at the home, while the parent
and siblings have therapeutic counseling services.
c) Schedule psychiatric treatment for the abusing parent and temporarily
place the abused child in a foster home.
d) Have the court remove the primary abusing parent from the home
while you arrange for therapeutic group counseling of the family
members remaining at home.

54. You are a college graduate student and the resident counselor of a
dormitory. Lately, the students have complained of a rash of petty thefts.
This morning when nearly all the students are in class, you observe
Russell searching through chests of drawers in several of the dormitory
rooms. At first, he protests his innocence. But when pressed, he readily
admits the recent thefts. After further discussion with the boy and a few
phone calls home, you learn that his parents are recently divorced.
Neither of them has sent him any money lately, nor are they planning to be
financially responsible for him. What should you do?

a) Ask the professors, administrators, and students to each contribute
a small amount of money so that Russell can stay in college.
b) Explain to him that sooner or later all thieves get caught. Assure
him that although you will let him off easy this time, he will be
dismissed from the school if it happens again.
c) Help Russell find a part-time job. This will enable him to pay for
any stolen articles and have enough spending money to at least
finish the semester.
d) Conduct a conference involving the boy, his parents, the college
dean, and the police in order to determine what punishment Russell
should receive.

55. You are a junior-high-school principal. Lately there has been a significant
increase in the number of classroom windows broken at night. Certainly
you didn't want this situation to occur, but as long as it did you feel that
you should take advantage of the recent circumstances and help your
students learn to respect public and private property. Which of the
following would be the best learning techniques

a) During an assembly period explain assertively, but without anger,
that destruction of public and private property is a crime and
warrants specific punishments.
b) During an assembly period have the local police captain give a
presentation concerning "crime and punishment."
c) Request your school's parents' organization to set up night patrols
around the school. If the parents are inconvenienced, they will
make sure their children will not continue to break windows.
d) Request that your social-studies teachers formulate a teaching
program that incorporates the concept of responsibility for the care of
public and private property.