Question 1

You are the head of a company with a "glass ceiling." If you would like to eliminate this problem, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Be less democratic with your employees. 
B)  Reduce access to mentors. 
C)  Employ a less diverse workforce. 
D)  Provide more feedback about promotions. 
A)  Be less democratic with your employees. 
B)  Reduce access to mentors. 
C)  Employ a less diverse workforce. 
D)  Provide more feedback about promotions.

Question 2

Which action BEST exemplifies the concept of self-initiated occupational change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quitting a job to take on a more challenging job 
B)  Losing one' job in an economic recession 
C)  Having a company send one's job overseas 
D)  Losing one's job to technology 
A)  Quitting a job to take on a more challenging job 
B)  Losing one' job in an economic recession 
C)  Having a company send one's job overseas 
D)  Losing one's job to technology

Question 3

Holland categorizes occupations using the dimensions of:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal settings and lifestyle. 
B)  lifestyle and income. 
C)  income and education level. 
D)  education level and interpersonal settings. 
A)  interpersonal settings and lifestyle. 
B)  lifestyle and income. 
C)  income and education level. 
D)  education level and interpersonal settings.

Question 4

Which dual-career conflict statement is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dual-career couples tend to have the fewest work role conflicts. 
B)  Burnout from work and parenting has a greater impact on working women. 
C)  The amount of time a couple spends together is the most important predictor of conflict. 
D)  The United States is one of the few countries in which the division of labor between men and women is so equitable that it does not lead to conflict. 
A)  Dual-career couples tend to have the fewest work role conflicts. 
B)  Burnout from work and parenting has a greater impact on working women. 
C)  The amount of time a couple spends together is the most important predictor of conflict. 
D)  The United States is one of the few countries in which the division of labor between men and women is so equitable that it does not lead to conflict.

Question 5

Super would predict that 23-year-old Sophie is most likely in the ____ phase of developmental tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance 
B)  implementation 
C)  establishment 
D)  deceleration 
A)  maintenance 
B)  implementation 
C)  establishment 
D)  deceleration

Question 6

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Building careers through one's own actions that result from the interface of personal characteristics and the social context. 
B)  Career choice is a result of the application of Bandura's social cognitive theory, especially the concept of self-efficacy. 
C)  People are located along a continuum of vocational maturity. 
D)  Situations in which what you learn in the classroom does not always transfer directly into the "real world." 
A)  Building careers through one's own actions that result from the interface of personal characteristics and the social context. 
B)  Career choice is a result of the application of Bandura's social cognitive theory, especially the concept of self-efficacy. 
C)  People are located along a continuum of vocational maturity. 
D)  Situations in which what you learn in the classroom does not always transfer directly into the "real world."

Question 7

When Debra started her new job, she met Rosalind, an experienced worker who took Debra "under her wing." Rosalind gave Debra many pointers and was always there when Debra had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Rosalind served as a ____ for Debra.

Accepted Answer

A)  mentor 
B)  career plateau 
C)  realistic type 
D)  conventional type 
A)  mentor 
B)  career plateau 
C)  realistic type 
D)  conventional type

Question 8

Job satisfaction is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive feelings resulting from appraisal of one's work. 
B)  any type of feeling resulting from appraisal of one's work. 
C)  a motor behavior taken to improve one's job performance. 
D)  any behavior engaged in to improve one's job performance. 
A)  positive feelings resulting from appraisal of one's work. 
B)  any type of feeling resulting from appraisal of one's work. 
C)  a motor behavior taken to improve one's job performance. 
D)  any behavior engaged in to improve one's job performance.

Question 9

Emma has been promoted to a managerial position where she manages fifty employees in a division that has a history of low product output. Her boss has instructed her that although she must now increase product output, she may not make any changes in the ways things are run, may not fire anyone, and may not hire anyone. Emma is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  a glass ceiling. 
B)  a glass cliff. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  age discrimination. 
A)  a glass ceiling. 
B)  a glass cliff. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  age discrimination.

Question 10

According to the textbook, _____ risk increases the longer _____ lasts.

Accepted Answer

A)  suicide; unemployment 
B)  divorce; job retraining 
C)  job loss; work-family conflict 
D)  loss of control; occupation tenure 
A)  suicide; unemployment 
B)  divorce; job retraining 
C)  job loss; work-family conflict 
D)  loss of control; occupation tenure

Question 11

Which statement with regard to mentors is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all. 
B)  The best mentors are given to, not chosen by, a protégé. 
C)  A mentor of the opposite sex is a recipe for disaster. 
D)  Any mentoring, even bad mentoring, can only help in one's career. 
A)  A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all. 
B)  The best mentors are given to, not chosen by, a protégé. 
C)  A mentor of the opposite sex is a recipe for disaster. 
D)  Any mentoring, even bad mentoring, can only help in one's career.

Question 12

A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80 20-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20 eight-pound packages. This best exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual harassment. 
B)  age discrimination. 
C)  comparable worth. 
D)  a glass ceiling. 
A)  sexual harassment. 
B)  age discrimination. 
C)  comparable worth. 
D)  a glass ceiling.

Question 13

Describe three ways the textbook addressed the impact of technological change in working and relaxing during young and middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Technological change has changed to worl

Question 14

First describe the concept of vocational maturity. Then discuss Super's implementation, stabilization, and consolidation developmental tasks by outlining how these stages could play out for a person interested in business as they move from ages 20 to 40.

Accepted Answer

Vocational maturity is the degree of con

Question 15

Lisa is an executive at her company, but her future in this position is uncertain. What is she experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual harassment 
B)  Age discrimination 
C)  A glass ceiling 
D)  A glass cliff 
A)  Sexual harassment 
B)  Age discrimination 
C)  A glass ceiling 
D)  A glass cliff

Question 16

Tim is in a terrible bind. He has promised his son that he would go to his concert but is now expected to meet a job candidate at the airport at the same time. Tim is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  a glass ceiling. 
B)  occupational priorities. 
C)  career plateauing. 
D)  work-family conflict. 
A)  a glass ceiling. 
B)  occupational priorities. 
C)  career plateauing. 
D)  work-family conflict.

Question 17

Which is NOT a benefit of leisure activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enable us to forget about our past 
B)  They distract us from negative events 
C)  They can be used as a means of personal transformation 
D)  They generate optimism about the future 
A)  They enable us to forget about our past 
B)  They distract us from negative events 
C)  They can be used as a means of personal transformation 
D)  They generate optimism about the future

Question 18

Career plateauing would LEAST likely be the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of challenge in one's job. 
B)  lack of promotion opportunity. 
C)  a decision to not seek job advancement. 
D)  losing one's job due to downsizing. 
A)  a lack of challenge in one's job. 
B)  lack of promotion opportunity. 
C)  a decision to not seek job advancement. 
D)  losing one's job due to downsizing.

Question 19

Job satisfaction is best predicted by age, as the older a worker is, the higher the satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Martin, a middle-aged man, quit his job with benefits at Lawrence and Short, Inc. and later was rehired as a contract worker, Martin is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  victim of sexual harassment. 
B)  boomerang employee. 
C)  "reasonable person." 
D)  victim of a glass cliff. 
A)  victim of sexual harassment. 
B)  boomerang employee. 
C)  "reasonable person." 
D)  victim of a glass cliff.

You are the head of a company with a "glass ceiling." If you would like to eliminate this problem, what should you do?

Which action BEST exemplifies the concept of self-initiated occupational change?

Holland categorizes occupations using the dimensions of:

Which dual-career conflict statement is TRUE?

Super would predict that 23-year-old Sophie is most likely in the ____ phase of developmental tasks.

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

When Debra started her new job, she met Rosalind, an experienced worker who took Debra "under her wing." Rosalind gave Debra many pointers and was always there when Debra had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Rosalind served as a ____ for Debra.

Job satisfaction is defined as:

According to the textbook, _ risk increases the longer _ lasts.

Which statement with regard to mentors is TRUE?

A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80 20-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20 eight-pound packages. This best exemplifies:

Describe three ways the textbook addressed the impact of technological change in working and relaxing during young and middle adulthood.

First describe the concept of vocational maturity. Then discuss Super's implementation, stabilization, and consolidation developmental tasks by outlining how these stages could play out for a person interested in business as they move from ages 20 to 40.

Lisa is an executive at her company, but her future in this position is uncertain. What is she experiencing?

Tim is in a terrible bind. He has promised his son that he would go to his concert but is now expected to meet a job candidate at the airport at the same time. Tim is experiencing:

Which is NOT a benefit of leisure activities?

Career plateauing would LEAST likely be the result of:

Job satisfaction is best predicted by age, as the older a worker is, the higher the satisfaction.

Martin, a middle-aged man, quit his job with benefits at Lawrence and Short, Inc. and later was rehired as a contract worker, Martin is a:

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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Exam 12: Work, Leisure, and Retirement

You are the head of a company with a "glass ceiling." If you would like to eliminate this problem, what should you do?

Which action BEST exemplifies the concept of self-initiated occupational change?

Holland categorizes occupations using the dimensions of:

Which dual-career conflict statement is TRUE?

Super would predict that 23-year-old Sophie is most likely in the ____ phase of developmental tasks.

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

When Debra started her new job, she met Rosalind, an experienced worker who took Debra "under her wing." Rosalind gave Debra many pointers and was always there when Debra had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Rosalind served as a ____ for Debra.

Job satisfaction is defined as:

According to the textbook, _____ risk increases the longer _____ lasts.

Which statement with regard to mentors is TRUE?

A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80 20-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20 eight-pound packages. This best exemplifies:

Describe three ways the textbook addressed the impact of technological change in working and relaxing during young and middle adulthood.

First describe the concept of vocational maturity. Then discuss Super's implementation, stabilization, and consolidation developmental tasks by outlining how these stages could play out for a person interested in business as they move from ages 20 to 40.

Lisa is an executive at her company, but her future in this position is uncertain. What is she experiencing?

Tim is in a terrible bind. He has promised his son that he would go to his concert but is now expected to meet a job candidate at the airport at the same time. Tim is experiencing:

Which is NOT a benefit of leisure activities?

Career plateauing would LEAST likely be the result of:

Job satisfaction is best predicted by age, as the older a worker is, the higher the satisfaction.

Martin, a middle-aged man, quit his job with benefits at Lawrence and Short, Inc. and later was rehired as a contract worker, Martin is a:

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development

The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood

Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Moving Into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood

Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement

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According to the textbook, _ risk increases the longer _ lasts.