Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of influences on vocational development that are discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative, historical-cohort influences 
B)  Nonnormative, chance-related influences 
C)  Nonnormative, life-event influences 
D)  Normative, age-graded influences 
A)  Normative, historical-cohort influences 
B)  Nonnormative, chance-related influences 
C)  Nonnormative, life-event influences 
D)  Normative, age-graded influences

Question 2

What percent of high school students have had formal jobs before they've graduated?

Accepted Answer

A)  55 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  90 
A)  55 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  90

Question 3

All of the following are reformulations that Ginzberg made in his theory EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  career choices do not necessarily end with the first job. 
B)  some are occupationally mobile throughout their lives. 
C)  some minorities have fewer career choices than others. 
D)  there should be a fourth stage called re-evaluation. 
A)  career choices do not necessarily end with the first job. 
B)  some are occupationally mobile throughout their lives. 
C)  some minorities have fewer career choices than others. 
D)  there should be a fourth stage called re-evaluation.

Question 4

The reasons that women are under-represented in high paying professions includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  structural barriers. 
B)  normative barriers. 
C)  emotional differences. 
D)  cognitive differences. 
A)  structural barriers. 
B)  normative barriers. 
C)  emotional differences. 
D)  cognitive differences.

Question 5

Amer's school has set up small businesses and then students sell the student-made products to people outside of school.Most likely,Amer's school has which kind of program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tech-prep program 
B)  Apprenticeships or internships 
C)  School-based enterprises 
D)  Job shadowing 
A)  Tech-prep program 
B)  Apprenticeships or internships 
C)  School-based enterprises 
D)  Job shadowing

Question 6

Lola is organized and enjoys working with numbers.According to Holland,what is Lola's personality type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Investigative 
B)  Realistic 
C)  Enterprising 
D)  Conventional 
A)  Investigative 
B)  Realistic 
C)  Enterprising 
D)  Conventional

Question 7

What are some of the likely reasons for the negative outcomes of adolescent employment?

Accepted Answer

Adolescent employment can have both posi

Question 8

Boys are ________ likely to work during the school year and tend to work ________ hours than girls:

Accepted Answer

A)  more, more 
B)  more, fewer 
C)  less, more 
D)  less, fewer 
A)  more, more 
B)  more, fewer 
C)  less, more 
D)  less, fewer

Question 9

The cost/benefit ratio for adolescent employment depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  how many hours per week are spent at the job. 
B)  the nature of the job itself. 
C)  the number of weeks per year spent working. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  how many hours per week are spent at the job. 
B)  the nature of the job itself. 
C)  the number of weeks per year spent working. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

According to the text,when are individuals most vulnerable to the effects of chance on their vocational development?

Accepted Answer

A)  During late adolescence 
B)  After the specification period 
C)  When parents are middle-SES 
D)  During life transitions 
A)  During late adolescence 
B)  After the specification period 
C)  When parents are middle-SES 
D)  During life transitions

Question 11

The majority of adolescents hold vocational plans in agreement with their:

Accepted Answer

A)  friends. 
B)  parents. 
C)  both A and B 
D)  neither A nor B 
A)  friends. 
B)  parents. 
C)  both A and B 
D)  neither A nor B

Question 12

In the United States,as opposed to most European countries,the two criteria that are most important in getting a job are:

Accepted Answer

A)  a high school diploma and strong recommendations. 
B)  volunteer experience and a high school diploma. 
C)  a high school diploma and a college degree. 
D)  work experience and a high school diploma. 
A)  a high school diploma and strong recommendations. 
B)  volunteer experience and a high school diploma. 
C)  a high school diploma and a college degree. 
D)  work experience and a high school diploma.

Question 13

What are the programs in which students split their time among working at a company,taking career-related courses,and doing regular academic coursework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tech-prep programs 
B)  Apprenticeships or internships 
C)  School-based enterprises 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Tech-prep programs 
B)  Apprenticeships or internships 
C)  School-based enterprises 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

Holland's theory is called the _____________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  compromise with reality 
B)  sequential elimination 
C)  occupational environment 
D)  social-cognitive 
A)  compromise with reality 
B)  sequential elimination 
C)  occupational environment 
D)  social-cognitive

Question 15

Penich and Jepsen discovered that family functioning dimensions were stronger predictors of adolescents' career development than the adolescents':

Accepted Answer

A)  gender. 
B)  SES. 
C)  educational achievement. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  gender. 
B)  SES. 
C)  educational achievement. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place from age 17 on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprising 
B)  Fantasy 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Tentative 
A)  Enterprising 
B)  Fantasy 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Tentative

Question 17

After high school,the career aspirations of girls:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase. 
B)  decrease. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  are equal to those of boys. 
A)  increase. 
B)  decrease. 
C)  remain the same. 
D)  are equal to those of boys.

Question 18

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place between 11 and 17?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enterprising 
B)  Fantasy 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Tentative 
A)  Enterprising 
B)  Fantasy 
C)  Realistic 
D)  Tentative

Question 19

List and describe the three stages of Ginzberg's compromise with reality theory and note the ages when each occurs.

Accepted Answer

Ginzberg's compromise with reality theor

Question 20

All of the following are personality types in Holland's theory EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  investigative. 
B)  social. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  unconventional. 
A)  investigative. 
B)  social. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  unconventional.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of influences on vocational development that are discussed in the text?

What percent of high school students have had formal jobs before they've graduated?

All of the following are reformulations that Ginzberg made in his theory EXCEPT:

The reasons that women are under-represented in high paying professions includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Amer's school has set up small businesses and then students sell the student-made products to people outside of school.Most likely,Amer's school has which kind of program?

Lola is organized and enjoys working with numbers.According to Holland,what is Lola's personality type?

What are some of the likely reasons for the negative outcomes of adolescent employment?

Boys are likely to work during the school year and tend to work hours than girls:

The cost/benefit ratio for adolescent employment depends on:

According to the text,when are individuals most vulnerable to the effects of chance on their vocational development?

The majority of adolescents hold vocational plans in agreement with their:

In the United States,as opposed to most European countries,the two criteria that are most important in getting a job are:

What are the programs in which students split their time among working at a company,taking career-related courses,and doing regular academic coursework?

Holland's theory is called the _____________ theory.

Penich and Jepsen discovered that family functioning dimensions were stronger predictors of adolescents' career development than the adolescents':

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place from age 17 on?

After high school,the career aspirations of girls:

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place between 11 and 17?

List and describe the three stages of Ginzberg's compromise with reality theory and note the ages when each occurs.

All of the following are personality types in Holland's theory EXCEPT:

The Social Context of Adolescence

Adolescents in Theoretical Context

Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

Body Issues Physical Growth and Health-Related Behaviors

Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making

Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender

The Development of Moral Values

Relationships with Family Members

Different Family Patterns

Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture: Activities and Interactions with Peers

Sexual Behaviors

Education and School

Adolescent Stress and Alienation

Substance Abuse,Addiction,and Dependency

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Exam 13: Work and Vocation

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of influences on vocational development that are discussed in the text?

What percent of high school students have had formal jobs before they've graduated?

All of the following are reformulations that Ginzberg made in his theory EXCEPT:

The reasons that women are under-represented in high paying professions includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Amer's school has set up small businesses and then students sell the student-made products to people outside of school.Most likely,Amer's school has which kind of program?

Lola is organized and enjoys working with numbers.According to Holland,what is Lola's personality type?

What are some of the likely reasons for the negative outcomes of adolescent employment?

Boys are ________ likely to work during the school year and tend to work ________ hours than girls:

The cost/benefit ratio for adolescent employment depends on:

According to the text,when are individuals most vulnerable to the effects of chance on their vocational development?

The majority of adolescents hold vocational plans in agreement with their:

In the United States,as opposed to most European countries,the two criteria that are most important in getting a job are:

What are the programs in which students split their time among working at a company,taking career-related courses,and doing regular academic coursework?

Holland's theory is called the _____________ theory.

Penich and Jepsen discovered that family functioning dimensions were stronger predictors of adolescents' career development than the adolescents':

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place from age 17 on?

After high school,the career aspirations of girls:

Which of Ginzberg's stages takes place between 11 and 17?

List and describe the three stages of Ginzberg's compromise with reality theory and note the ages when each occurs.

All of the following are personality types in Holland's theory EXCEPT:

The Social Context of Adolescence

Adolescents in Theoretical Context

Adolescent Diversity: Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity

Body Issues Physical Growth and Health-Related Behaviors

Cognitive Development: Improvements in Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making

Self-Concept, Identity, Ethnicity, and Gender

The Development of Moral Values

Relationships with Family Members

Different Family Patterns

Being a Member of the Adolescent Subculture: Activities and Interactions with Peers

Sexual Behaviors

Education and School

Adolescent Stress and Alienation

Substance Abuse,Addiction,and Dependency

Filters

Boys are likely to work during the school year and tend to work hours than girls: