Career Counseling QUIZ ANSWERS - CH 2

This person developed a six-step trait factor approach to providing career counseling for college students

E.G. Williamson

Although Holland identified 6 personality types, he didn't address how these personalities develop.

FALSE

E.G. Williamson developed a three-step process of trait factor counseling.

FALSE

Holland referred to the difference between a person's highest numerical score and the lowest numerical score on the SDS as calculus.

FALSE

In career counseling, it is best to choose one specific theory and use it exclusively in your work with clients.

FALSE

The S in the RIASEC model stands for Scientific.

FALSE

This person is considered the father of counseling

Frank Parsons

This person developed the RIASEC hexagon

John Holland

This person developed a trait-factor approach for use in vocational rehabilitation counseling

Rene Dawis

(Theory of Work Adjustment) TWA theory includes an emphasis on how satisfactory a worker is to an employer.

TRUE

Frank Parsons believed that no one should select a career without careful self-analysis.

TRUE

The theory of work adjustment addresses the ways in which people adjust to low levels of satisfaction at work.

TRUE

Doris's reputation for being slow to start tasks that are assigned to her would be most indicative of ___. a. Celerity b. Pace c. Flexibility d. Perseverance

a. Celerity

Which of the following concepts addresses how long a person can tolerate a lack of correspondence before engaging in adjustment behavior? a. Flexibility b. Celerity c. Pace d. Reactiveness

a. Flexibility

The Self-Directed Search is most closely aligned with which theory? a. Person-Environment Fit Theory b. Theory of Circumscription and Compromise c. Theory of Work Adjustment d. Life-Span Life-Space Theory

a. Person-Environment Fit Theory

This theory focuses on the assessment of interests and personality. a. Person-Environment Fit Theory b. Theory of Work Adjustment c. Narrative Theory of Career Counseling d. CIP Approach

a. Person-Environment Fit Theory

The work of police officers and airline pilots is most closely aligned with which type of model work environment? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

a. R- Realistic

Nuclear physicists would most likely work within which model work environment? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

b. I- Investigative

Trait factor theories are most closely associated with this state. a. Michigan b. Minnesota c. Mississippi d. Missouri

b. Minnesota

This theory focuses on the assessment of values and abilities. a. Person-Environment Fit Theory b. Theory of Work Adjustment c. Theory of Circumscription and Compromise d. CIP Approach

b. Theory of Work Adjustment

This theory offers a model to predict a worker's satisfaction and satisfactoriness. a. Person-Environment Fit Theory b. Theory of Work Adjustment c. Narrative Theory of Career Counseling d. Social Cognitive Career Theory

b. Theory of Work Adjustment

Floral designers are most likely to be overrepresented in which model work environment? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

c. A- Artistic

The origin of career development theories can be traced back to ____. a. The Civil War b. World War II c. The Industrial Revolution d. The Agrarian Revolution

c. The Industrial Revolution

This ability test was developed by the U.S. Army. a. Army Cognitive Ability Test b. Army Vocational Ability Test c. Army Basic Skills Battery d. Army Alpha and Beta Test

d. Army Alpha and Beta Test

The techniques of which field inspired the early trait factor theories? a. Industrial Organizational Psychology b. Social Psychology c. Behavioral Psychology d. Differential Psychology

d. Differential Psychology

Which of the following concepts refers to the typical pattern of a person's pace when engaging in work activities? a. Activeness b. Endurance c. Adjustment Style d. Rhythm

d. Rhythm

In which of the RIASEC model work environments would counselors most likely to be overrepresented? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

d. S- Social

In which RIASEC model work environment would politicians and sales executives most likely be overrepresented? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

e. E- Enterprising

In which RIASEC model work environment would accountants and librarians most likely be overrepresented? a. R b. I c. A d. S e. E f. C

f. C- Conventional