CHAPTER 13
KRUMBOLTZ’S SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
EXERCISE 13.1
CAREER BELIEFS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES
E. 1. What types of learning experiences (both inside and outside of school) have affected your career
choices? Examples may include watching others, doing certain types of tasks, and observations about
yourself. (Learning Experiences)
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E. 3. How has doing things poorly affected your interest in an activity or your desire to continue doing the
activity? (Reinforcement)
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E. 5. Describe an occasion when you took advantage of a chance event that furthered your career choice.
(Example: “When I was babysitting for a divorced mother, her ten-year-old daughter talked to me about
missing her father. She seemed to like our talk and then I thought I could be a counselor or social
worker”). (Planned Happenstance)
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