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Which theory provides a theoretical model for supplementing Super's theory of
adolescent career development
a. Myers-Briggs Type theory
b. Howard and Walsh
c. trait and factor theory
d. work adjustment theory
The self-knowledge domain of cognitive information processing is most similar to
a. Holland's concept of congruence.
b. Myers-Briggs Type theory's concept of introversion.
c. social cognitive career theory's concept of self-efficacy
d. trait and factor theory's first step.
Social cognitive career theory has addressed the concern that many women have about
their ability to be successful in
a. art.
b. English.
c. math
d. psychology.
Which of Super's life roles is emphasized by general trait and factor theory?
a. community service
b. home and family
c. leisure activities
d. studying
e. working
In which of the following theories is the measurement instrument most closely tied to
the theory itself?
a. general trait and factor theory
b. Holland's theory
c. Myers-Briggs type theory
d. work adjustment theory
According to social cognitive career theory, Tom's concern about his difficulty in
learning biology is an example of
a. a goal statement.
b. associative learning.
c. outcome expectations.
d. self-efficacy concerns.
Attention to cultural, political, and educational factors is most consistent with this
perspective
a. Super's
b. ecological
c. Myers-Briggs
d. work adjustment theory
People who like to persuade others about the usefulness of their own political ideas are
most likely to be
a. Artistic.
b. Conventional.
c. Enterprising.
d. Realistic.
Which of the following is NOT a part of social cognitive career theory?
a. choice goals
b. energy
c. interests
d. outcome expectations
According to status attainment theory, one of the best predictors of occupational success
is
a. mother's occupation.
b. participation in sports.
c. peer pressure.
d. previous work experience
Which of the following activities is LEAST likely to be used in career education of
third graders?
a. administration of the Self Directed Search
b. bringing in a guest speaker from the community
c. career films
d. writing a skit using occupational terms
Terrell is concerned about whether he will be admitted into a law school. According to
social cognitive career theory, he is concerned with
a. associative learning experiences.
b. goals.
c. outcome expectations.
d. self-efficacy concerns.
Which of the following is a major theme of Philips's developmental relational career
development model?
a. Actions of Others
b. Actions of Parents
c. Actions of Self
d. Actions of Employers
Being aware of the implications of one's own life stage as it relates to that of the client
is an insight that is derived from the theoretical work of
a. Holland.
b. Jung.
c. Parsons.
d. Super.
From a Myers-Briggs type theory perspective, which of these categories are most
inclusive?
a. intuition and feeling
b. perceiving and judging
c. sensing and judging
d. sensing and thinking
Ogbu makes a contribution to the study of discrimination in the American labor force
by
a. arguing that error discrimination does a great disservice to African American
workers.
b. demonstrating that legislative changes have brought about diminishing
discrimination towards African Americans in the 1990s.
c. describing the effects of the structure of the labor market in the United States.
d. distinguishing between orientations toward work of voluntary and involuntary
minority groups.
Donna has been a high school science teacher for 20 years. Her interest has been
primarily in the teaching aspects of her work rather than in biology, her primary subject
matter responsibility. She has also coached volley ball, an assignment that she has very
much enjoyed. Her daughter Carol is also interested in biology, as well as chemistry.
However, she also is interested in art. A good student Carol would like to go to college
next year where she can start a pre-med program. Donna is supportive of Carol's plans.
To start to save money, Carol has started to work part-time as a bank teller, a job that
she finds tedious and boring. Apply Holland's theory in answering these questions.
Carol's interests and personality most closely fit this Holland type.
a. Conventional
b. Enterprising
c. Investigative
d. Realistic
e. Social
Social construction refers to
a. a school of philosophy.
b. the view that all answers are correct.
c. how interactions with others affects peoples' view of their world.
d. circumscription and compromise.
Sharon has decided to major in animal science and plans to be a veterinarian. Sharon is
in which one of Marcia's stages?
a. achievement
b. diffusion
c. foreclosure
d. moratorium
Amanda is aware that she has been influenced by her older sister's goal to become an
obstetrician, rather than focusing on her own interests. Amanda is using which of these
cognitive information processing executive domains?
a. cognitive schemas
b. monitoring
c. self-awareness
d. self-talk
Discovering a cure for cancer most closely fits this Holland type.
a. Conventional
b. Enterprising
c. Investigative
d. Realistic
Morris believes that medical school is open only to wealthy students. Which theorists
would MOST likely correct Morris's mistaken beliefs?
a. constructivist
b. Krumboltz social learning theorists
c. spiritual career theory
d. work adjustment theorists
Which of these theories most closely resembles human capital theory?
a. general trait and factor theory
b. Myers-Briggs type theory
c. Roe's theory
d. Phillips's developmental relational model
If an employer advertises in the newspaper for a cashier to work in her pharmacy, she is
concerned with which of these concepts
a. career.
b. career choice.
c. employee satisfaction.
d. occupation.
Talking to clients about their success in a variety of activities such as sports or helping a
sick person is most likely to reveal information similar to that obtained from
a. achievement tests.
b. interest inventories.
c. personality inventories.
d. value inventories or scales.
Which theory would be least appropriate for individuals WITHOUT some work
experience?
a. Gottfredson's theory
b. Myers-Briggs Type theory
c. trait and factor theory
d. work adjustment theory
Basel's guidance counselor has redirected his choice to be a fashion model. According
to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of
a. forced guidance.
b. information provided.
c. non-active support.
d. systematic directedness
Career counseling skills are
a. similar to general counseling skills.
b. the concepts described by career development tests and inventories.
c. the concepts that are described by career development theory.
d. the same as normal conversational skills.
Claire looks forward to attending an annual conference on psychiatric nursing in
Atlanta. According to Super, she is currently in this substage:
a. decelerating
b. holding
c. specifying
d. updating
The occupational classification system that is used in coding occupations in the
Minnesota Occupational Classification System is the
a. Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
b. Guide for Occupational Exploration.
c. Holland's system .
d. Standard Occupational Classification System.
The view that job demands can influence worker intellectual functioning is associated
with
a. general trait and factor theory.
b. social cognitive care theory.
c. sociological approaches to career development.
d. work adjustment theory.
According to Gottfredson, life settings and roles that individuals occupy are called
a. concepts.
b. environments.
c. niches.
d. traits.
