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On-line Continuing Education
Course Material and
Exam Questions Packet
Course No:
CV-1181
Course Title:
Culture-Centered Counseling within a Group Counseling Environment
Course Objective:
Presentation includes cultural dimensions of counseling; review of
acculturation, assumption, beliefs, biases, prejudice, race, racism and
values; review of common cultural values and beliefs shared in the United
States; and a discussion of the four levels of oppression.
CE Credit Hours:
3.0 hours
Course Material:
Video CV-1181 (QuickTime format)
Exam Questions:
Ten (10) multiple-choice questions.
Answer Sheet:
We recommend that you use the on-line Answer Sheet for automatic
grading of your exam, and to automatically receive your Certificate of
Completion by e-mail.
If you mail or fax us the attached Answer Sheet, please allow ten days for
us to receive and grade your answers, and to send you the Completion
Certificate by postal mail.
Recommendation: Review the exam questions before you view the course videos. The Exam
Questions are based upon the information presented in the course video.
You should choose the best answer based upon the information contained
within the course video.
GOOD LUCK!
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CV-1181: Course VIDEO Exam Questions
These Exam Questions are based upon the information presented in the course video. You
should choose the best answer based upon the information contained within the course video. A
score of at least 70% correct answers is required to receive Course credit. GOOD LUCK!
1. Early in his presentation, Professor Granderson referred to this course being
primarily about which of the following?
a. Culture, and not race.
b. Race and racism.
c. Understanding that culture and race are the same thing.
d. None of the above.
2. Professor Granderson identified three levels of culture, with the most powerful
dimension of culture being which of the following?
a. Clothes, art, things that we can look at.
b. Invisible, but clear, rules about culture.
c. Cultural assumptions about culture, passed down from one generation to
the next.
d. None of the above.
3. In discussing the percentages of men and women in higher education institutions
today, Professor Granderson indicated which of the following is true: The student
body population in higher education institutions, with specific reference to
community colleges as an example:
a. Is made up of about 27% women.
b. Is made up of about 52% women.
c. Is made up of about 72% women.
d. None of the above.
4. Within the slide in the video titled “Cultural Dimensions of Counseling,” Professor
Granderson suggested that the areas identified in the “outside ring” are where
cultural groups get started. Those areas include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Work and income.
b. Education and parental status.
c. Ethnicity and physical abilities.
d. Military and location.
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5. Professor Granderson discussed the definitions of and distinctions between
Acculturation and Assimilation. Which of the following most closely explains his
description of Acculturation:
a. A process in which members of one cultural group become members of a
group, but still maintain aspects or tradition of their own cultural heritage.
b. A process in which a member of one cultural group adopts the beliefs and
behaviors of another group, and, in doing so, may give up that person’s
own culture to do so.
c. A process in which members from various other cultures come to, for
example, America, and contribute aspects of their culture to create a new,
unique culture.
d. None of the above.
6. Professor Granderson discussed the definitions of and distinctions between
Acculturation and Assimilation. Which of the following most closely explains his
description of Assimilation:
a. A process in which members of one cultural group become members of a
group, but still maintain aspects or tradition of their own cultural heritage.
b. A process in which a member of one cultural group adopts the beliefs and
behaviors of another group, and, in doing so, may give up that person’s
own culture to do so.
c. A process in which members from various other cultures come to, for
example, America, and contribute aspects of their culture to create a new,
unique culture.
d. None of the above.
7. Within the slide in the video titled “Common Cultural Values and Beliefs Shared
in the United States,” which is the FIRST one pointed out and discussed by
Professor Granderson?
a. Individualism.
b. Materialism.
c. Rigid Time Orientation.
d. Ethnocentrism.
8. Within the slide in the video titled “Common Cultural Values and Beliefs Shared
in the United States,” which is the LAST one pointed out and discussed by
Professor Granderson?
a. Individualism.
b. Materialism.
c. Rigid Time Orientation.
d. Ethnocentrism.
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9. Within the slide in the video titled “Minority Groups and forms of Oppression,”
which is the last one on the list under the “Cultural Factor” category?
a. Age.
b. Disability.
c. Gender.
d. Social Class.
10. Within the slide in the video titled “Four Levels of Oppression,” Professor
Granderson identified and discussed the personal, interpersonal, institutional and
cultural levels of oppression, and used the example of computerized school
registration to illustrate which of the following levels of oppression?
a. Personal level.
b. Interpersonal level.
c. Institutional level.
d. Cultural level.
This is a ten-question examination.
Answer Questions 1 through 10 for full CE credit in this course.
Questions 11 through 21 have been omitted.
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