Questions: 1. The word, "vocation," is derived from the Latin word, vocare, which means?
A. To become
B. To search
C. To call
D. To do
2. ______ RIASEC codes
A. Frankl
B. Gelatt
C. Holland
D. Seligman
3. Which one of the following behaviors is not recommended by Seligman as a means of overcoming career and life barriers?
A. Don't think about negative or troubling things.
B. Try to find alternative explanations for negative events or feelings.
C. Consider whether catastrophic implications are likely.
D. Find evidence that negative thoughts are true or untrue.
4. Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) is:
A. The Pyramid of Information Processing Domains and the CASVE cycle
B. Based on Bronfenbrenner's 1979 model
C. "(a) formation and elaboration of career-relevant interests, (b) the selection of academic and career choice options, and (c) performance and persistence in educational and occupational pursuits."
D. An approach which states that there is an ongoing, dynamic and reciprocal interaction between individuals and their environments
5. According to Evans, Rotter, and Gold, the most vital aspect of career and life decision-making is the individual.
True
False
6 . SCCT is:
A. Based on Bronfenbrenner's 1979 model
B. "(a) formation and elaboration of career-relevant interests, (b) the selection of academic and career choice options, and (c) performance and persistence in educational and occupational pursuits."
C. Life scripts and life themes
D. An approach which states that there is an ongoing, dynamic and reciprocal interaction between individuals and their environments
7. Psychodynamic Approaches are:
A. The Pyramid of Information Processing Domains and the CASVE cycle
B. Based on Bronfenbrenner's 1979 model
C. "(a) formation and elaboration of career-relevant interests, (b) the selection of academic and career choice options, and (c) performance and persistence in educational and occupational pursuits."
D. Life scripts and life themes
8. ______ is an existentialist who survived a concentration camp.
A. Frankl
B. Gelatt
C. Seligman
D. Schlossberg
9. Which is the following is not a part of Goodman et al. (2006) 4-S assessment system for adult career transitions?
A. The Situation
B. The Self
C. Stability
D. Strategies
10. According to Gottfredson's theory, as children proceed through orientations, they "circumscribe" an occupational space, referred to as a zone of acceptable alternatives.
True
False
11. ______ is the "4 S" system.
A. Frankl
B. Gelatt
C. Holland
D. Goodman
12. Value-Based Career Counseling suggests values are the primary salient characteristic of career decision making, more than individual interest.
True
False
13. According to Super's theory, people are satisfied in their work choice to the degree that they are able to "fulfill life roles."
True
False
14. According to TWA, one's personality style is composed of celerity, space, rhythm, and endurance.
True
False
15. Which theory's approach to decision-making and career planning problem solving is designed to enable individuals solve the immediate problem and learn how to generalize previous experiences to future career problems.
A. Social Cognitive Career Theory
B. Theories of Embedded Career
C. Sociological Theories
D. Cognitive Information Processing
16. ______ Learned Optimism
A. Frankl
B. Gelatt
C. Seligman
D. Schlossberg
17. What is notpart of the three-pronged trait-and-factor approach?
A. Individual knowledge, including interests, abilities, and skills
B. Knowledge of the job
C. Exploring factors of the job environment
D. Logical matching of the individual's traits to the job that best "fits" him or her
18. In 1950 unskilled jobs did not require a high school diploma but, in 1991, jobs considered unskilled required that an employee had graduated from high school.
True
False
19. Contextual approaches are:
A. The Pyramid of Information Processing Domains and the CASVE cycle
B. "(a) formation and elaboration of career-relevant interests, (b) the selection of academic and career choice options, and (c) performance and persistence in educational and occupational pursuits."
C. Life scripts and life themes
D. An approach which states that there is an ongoing, dynamic and reciprocal interaction between individuals and their environments
20. Which is notone of the four primary factors in both SLTCDM and SLCT?
A. Relational experience
B. Genetics
C. Environment
21. Ecological Perspective is:
A. The Pyramid of Information Processing Domains and the CASVE cycle
B. Based on Bronfenbrenner's 1979 model
C. Life scripts and life themes
D. An approach which states that there is an ongoing, dynamic and reciprocal interaction between individuals and their environments.
22. Constructivist Theories examine:
A. Process and product
B. Behavior and consequence
C. Thought and perception
D. Action and meaning
23. In experiential psychology, Adler and May name four bases for finding meaning. Which of the following is NOT one of these bases?
A. Achieving
B. Experiencing
C. Innteracting
D. Focaling
24. People should search for a career in which they will be content for their entire working life.
True
False
25. Super's Life Career Rainbow includes the nine major life roles. Which one is not of those life roles?
A. Caretaker
B. Leisurite
C. Citizen
D. Pensioner
26. According to Holland's theory, consistency is the relatedness of a person's top three letters, or the degree to which the first two primary types are similar.
True
False
27. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average person holds how many different jobs from ages 18 to 32?
A. 3.5
B. 6.7
C. 9.6
D. 10.2
28. What standard is included in a spiritually competent workplace?
A. Energy: excitement stemming from creativity.
B. Educational: training leading to lifelong fulfillment.
C. Extroversion: understanding the continuum of people's dispositions.
D. Evaluation: assessment of self and others.
29. Regarding employment opportunity, all Americans possess "liberty and justice," as promised in the Pledge of Allegiance.
True
False
30. Currently people plan for a lifetime of positive uncertainty and self-managed careers.
True
False
31. ______ Positive Uncertainty
A. Frankl
B. Holland
C. Gelatt
D. Schlossberg
32. Hansen's 6 tasks are all focused on a holistic view of career development.
True
False