Professor X has developed a theory of career decision-making that he feels would help
all students make better career choices. His approach would best be called
a. descriptive.
b. existential.
c. prescriptive.
d. sequential.
According to work adjustment theory an employer would need to be certain to evaluate
a worker’s
a. interests.
b. satisfaction.
c. satisfactoriness.
d. values.
In his approach to social learning theory, Krumboltz states that all but one of these
factors influence career decision making.
a. environmental conditions
b. social conditions
c. genetic endowment
d. identity conditions
An important influence on cognitive information processing theory is
a. cognitive therapy.
b. cognitive science.
c. social cognitive theory.
d. none of these.
According to Gutek and Koss (1993) which of these is NOT a way in which women
may react to sexual harassment.
a. anger
b. confusion
c. searching for meaning
d. self blame
Ivan has been a life insurance agent for 30 years. Recently, he has developed a new
system of networking with his customers that has led to the development of new
accounts. According to Super, he is currently in this substage:
a. decelerating
b. holding
c. innovating
d. updating
Basic interest scales on an interest inventories measure
a. interests in an activity.
b. interests in an occupation.
c. professional interests.
d. general interests.
In applying work adjustment theory to women and culturally diverse populations,
Dawis and Lofquist have not addressed differences very much because they have
focused on
a. blue collar workers.
b. differences between groups.
c. differences within groups.
d. white collar workers.
Linda has been a dental assistant for six months. Now she plans to take a job as a
pharmaceutical sales person. This is her fourth job in three years. According to Arnett,
she is in this stage:
a. age of instability.
b. age of identity.
c. age of feeling in-between.
d. age of possibilities.
Isabelle is depressed and stays in bed all day rather than making sales calls on her
customers. She says she should go to work but doesn”t. Which of the following
indicators of the salience of life roles best describes her? Lack of
a. commitment
b. knowledge
c. participation
d. values expectation
Brian is having difficulty networking with employers. His counselor finds that Brian is
preoccupied by his inner world rather than the outer world that deals with employment.
His counselor is using
a. constructivist theory
b. Holland’s theory.
c. Myers-Briggs Type theory.
d. work adjustment theory.
Ten year old Gloria wants to be a nurse anesthetist like her mother. Gottfredson would
suggest that her counselor should have Gloria
a. be active in seeking occupational information.
b. take an interest inventory.
c. increase her level of extraversion.
d. increase her level of vocational maturity.
Jamal has decided to major in economics and plans to go to business school, a career
choice that has depended on Jamal’s thoughtfulness. Jamal is in which one of Marcia’s
stages?
a. achievement
b. diffusion
c. foreclosure
d. moratorium
Helping clients have intentions, but not place time restrictions on them, is important to
a. cognitive information processing theory.
b. Myers-Briggs Type theory
c. social cognitive career theory.
d. a spiritual approach to career development.
Vondracek’s developmental-contextual career theory focuses on identity and
a. cultural or environmental factors.
b. disengagement or retirement.
c. resolution of vocational maturity.
d. withdrawal from society.
According to Phillips’s developmental career relational model, the Actions of Others
range from
a. confident independence to insecure use of others.
b. information provided to seeking information about self.
c. non-active support to criticism.
d. unsuccessful recruitment to weighing options.
Brenda has known that she has wanted to be an accountant since she was in sixth grade.
Most of her interests focus on organizing detail and working with numbers. According
to Holland, which term best describes Brenda’s situation?
a. consistent
b. differentiated
c. incongruent
d. undifferentiated
“Rhythm”, the pattern of one’s efforts or pace, is a term that reflects a personality style
in
a. general trait and factor theory.
b. Holland’s theory.
c. Myers-Briggs type theory.
d. work adjustment theory.
Harlene has always wanted to be a country and western singer. She has now realized
that her singing voice is not of sufficient quality to become a professional singer.
Harlene is most likely in which of these stages of Super’s theory of career development?
a. capacities
b. fantasies
c. interests
d. values
Troy has learned about being a cost estimator by hearing his father discuss his work at
home. According to Krumboltz, this is an example of a(an)
a. associative learning experience.
b. instrumental learning experience.
c. random skills.
d. none of the above.
Jade is considering being a web site designer. She has examined many web sites , made
a few herself, and has talked to web site designers that one of her teachers knows.
According to Krumboltz, this is an example of a(an)
a. associative learning experience.
b. instrumental learning experience.
c. task-approach skill.
d. none of the above.
Which of these classification systems has 23 major groups and 97 minor groups?
a. Dictionary of Occupational Titles
b. Guide for Occupational Exploration
c. Holland’s system
d. Standard Occupational Classification System
The ‘strange situation” method is used to make observations about
a. career maturity.
b. decision-making.
c. patterns of attachment.
d. work adjustment.
Which of the following indicators of the salience of life roles most closely fits
significant assessment aspects of work adjustment theory?
a. commitment
b. knowledge
c. participation
d. values expectation
Mindy has been an elementary school teacher for 16 years. She has now decided to go
to law school. Mindy is now
a. decelerating.
b. holding.
c. innovating.
d. recycling.
Objective reality is important to
a. modernists.
b. postmodernists.
c. constructivists.
d. all of these.
Which of the following conclusions about gender differences on a variety of traits is
most accurate?
a. Differences between workers within occupational groups are often greater than
differences between men and women.
b. Men’s abilities in math and science are superior to those of women regardless of
culture.
c. Men tend to underestimate their abilities more so than women on tasks requiring
quantitative and analytical skills.
d. Women rate income and prestige as more important than men do.
Charles has to commute in heavy traffic each work day from his home in Staten Island
to Manhattan. This is a(an)
a. anticipated event.
b. chronic hassle.
c. nonevent.
d. unanticipated event.
Melvin has been an accountant for 26 years. He enjoys keeping personal and office files
in an organized fashion. His favorite television programs are about the daily changes in
the stock market. However, his son Jake enjoys the theater and acting. He has been in
several high school and college theater productions. Jake wants to continue in his
theatrical career, but Melvin believes his son is not being practical. Jake has helped his
father with accounting issues during summer and winter vacations but dislikes
accounting, finding it boring. Apply Holland’s theory in answering these questions.
Jake’s interests and personality most closely fit this Holland type.
a. Artistic
b. Conventional
c. Enterprising
d. Investigative
e. Realistic
The Acme Baking Company is looking for a manager that can manage a sales force,
direct production, make credit decisions, supervise the bookkeeping staff, and develop
new products. According to Holland, which term best describes this working
environment?
a. congruent
b. differentiated
c. incongruent
d. undifferentiated
In which of these ways can assessment instruments play a major role in career
development theory?
a. ensure the reliability of a test
b. ensure that appropriate norms are used
c. to develop a counselor’s counseling skills
d. to develop and verify constructs
Jama says “I would like to be a foreign language teacher.” This is an example of Super’s
concept of
a. chalktalk.
b. occtalk.
c. psychtalk.
d. smalltalk.