Question 1

In SCCT, the question "When will you know that counseling has been successful?" is used to help clients ______.

Accepted Answer

A) set goals 
B) reflect on their feelings 
C) interpret assessment data 
D) terminate counseling 
A) set goals 
B) reflect on their feelings 
C) interpret assessment data 
D) terminate counseling A

Question 2

The overarching goal of which counseling model is "to help clients make a career choice that corresponds reasonably well with their work personality?"

Accepted Answer

A) Holland's 
B) Super's 
C) social cognitive 
D) Gottfredson's 
A) Holland's 
B) Super's 
C) social cognitive 
D) Gottfredson's C

Question 3

In Social Cognitive Career Theory, clients' barriers to pursuing certain career choices are viewed as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) subjective 
B) objective 
C) incorrect 
D) accurate 
A) subjective 
B) objective 
C) incorrect 
D) accurate A

Question 4

An example of a distal influence on contextual affordances would be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety about moving for a job 
B) financial concerns about paying for college 
C) growing up in an impoverished learning environment 
D) having a high car payment 
A) anxiety about moving for a job 
B) financial concerns about paying for college 
C) growing up in an impoverished learning environment 
D) having a high car payment

Question 5

The researchers who first applied Bandura's theory to career choice were ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Lent and Brown 
B) Hackett and Benz 
C) Fouad and Swanson 
D) Brown and Savickas 
A) Lent and Brown 
B) Hackett and Benz 
C) Fouad and Swanson 
D) Brown and Savickas

Question 6

Addy, an 8-year-old young girl, asks to be enrolled in dance lessons because she has seen a ballerina dance on television.Once enrolled, she finds that she enjoys dance, likes the music, and likes being with her friends.Her parents and teachers praise her for taking dance, and she starts to believe that she is good at dance.Based on the social cognitive model, we can predict that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) she will continue dancing 
B) she will become more skillful as she continues dancing 
C) continued performance may gain her more praise 
D) all of these 
A) she will continue dancing 
B) she will become more skillful as she continues dancing 
C) continued performance may gain her more praise 
D) all of these

Question 7

Bandura postulated that the difference between what people know and how they act is mediated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem 
B) self-concept 
C) self-evaluation 
D) self-efficacy 
A) self-esteem 
B) self-concept 
C) self-evaluation 
D) self-efficacy

Question 8

Low self-efficacy is thought to play what role in women's traditional career choices?

Accepted Answer

A) It expands career choice to the point of being overwhelming. 
B) It limits the range of options. 
C) It is responsible for the wage gap between men and women. 
D) It is particularly low in the childbearing years. 
A) It expands career choice to the point of being overwhelming. 
B) It limits the range of options. 
C) It is responsible for the wage gap between men and women. 
D) It is particularly low in the childbearing years.

Question 9

In SCCT, the constructs of gender, race, and disability are all known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) background context 
B) person inputs 
C) culture 
D) contextual influences 
A) background context 
B) person inputs 
C) culture 
D) contextual influences

Question 10

Marc is working with a counselor and has recognized that he has two barriers keeping him from moving forward.Marc realizes he still wants to please his father and that he likes to "play it safe." The counselor decides to have Marc complete a decisional balance sheet for the careers he is considering.What will Marc focus on in this exercise?

Accepted Answer

A) positive consequences related to each alternative 
B) negative consequences related to each alternative 
C) consequences anticipated for themselves and others for both the short and long term 
D) all of these 
A) positive consequences related to each alternative 
B) negative consequences related to each alternative 
C) consequences anticipated for themselves and others for both the short and long term 
D) all of these

Question 11

Mia is considering returning to graduate school to finish her MBA but is worried about her financial stability given her recent divorce.In this case, Mia's worries about her finances represent ______.

Accepted Answer

A) distal influences 
B) proximal influences 
C) contextual affordances 
D) outcome expectancies 
A) distal influences 
B) proximal influences 
C) contextual affordances 
D) outcome expectancies

Question 12

Briefly describe the three basic tenets of career counseling from a social cognitive framework and for each, give an example.

Accepted Answer

Counselors assist clients in recognizing

Question 13

Rochelle is seeking a counselor who has asked her to use a card sort.Which three piles have the counselor asked Rochelle to make?

Accepted Answer

A) occupations that are familiar to her, occupations she knows little about, occupations she wants to explore 
B) occupations she considered for herself, occupations her teachers encouraged her to consider, occupations that her family encouraged her to consider 
C) occupations that meet interests but not financial needs, occupations that meet financial needs but not interests, occupations that would meet both her interests and financial needs 
D) occupations she might choose, occupations she would not choose, occupations "in question" 
A) occupations that are familiar to her, occupations she knows little about, occupations she wants to explore 
B) occupations she considered for herself, occupations her teachers encouraged her to consider, occupations that her family encouraged her to consider 
C) occupations that meet interests but not financial needs, occupations that meet financial needs but not interests, occupations that would meet both her interests and financial needs 
D) occupations she might choose, occupations she would not choose, occupations "in question"

In SCCT, the question "When will you know that counseling has been successful?" is used to help clients ______.

The overarching goal of which counseling model is "to help clients make a career choice that corresponds reasonably well with their work personality?"

In Social Cognitive Career Theory, clients' barriers to pursuing certain career choices are viewed as ______.

An example of a distal influence on contextual affordances would be ______.

The researchers who first applied Bandura's theory to career choice were ______.

Bandura postulated that the difference between what people know and how they act is mediated by ______.

Low self-efficacy is thought to play what role in women's traditional career choices?

In SCCT, the constructs of gender, race, and disability are all known as ______.

Mia is considering returning to graduate school to finish her MBA but is worried about her financial stability given her recent divorce.In this case, Mia's worries about her finances represent ______.

Briefly describe the three basic tenets of career counseling from a social cognitive framework and for each, give an example.

Rochelle is seeking a counselor who has asked her to use a card sort.Which three piles have the counselor asked Rochelle to make?

Career Counseling: an Overview

Ethics for Career Professionals

Career Interventions in Different Settings

Cultural Contexts and Career Counseling

Testing and Assessment

Hollands Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments

The Theory of Work Adjustment

Supers Developmental Theory

Gottfredsons Theory of Circumscription and Compromise

Career Construction Theory and Life Designing Paradigm

Psychology of Working Theory

Information About the World of Work

The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Summary and Integration

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Exam 11: Social Cognitive Career Theory

In SCCT, the question "When will you know that counseling has been successful?" is used to help clients ______.

The overarching goal of which counseling model is "to help clients make a career choice that corresponds reasonably well with their work personality?"

In Social Cognitive Career Theory, clients' barriers to pursuing certain career choices are viewed as ______.

An example of a distal influence on contextual affordances would be ______.

The researchers who first applied Bandura's theory to career choice were ______.

Bandura postulated that the difference between what people know and how they act is mediated by ______.

Low self-efficacy is thought to play what role in women's traditional career choices?

In SCCT, the constructs of gender, race, and disability are all known as ______.

Mia is considering returning to graduate school to finish her MBA but is worried about her financial stability given her recent divorce.In this case, Mia's worries about her finances represent ______.

Briefly describe the three basic tenets of career counseling from a social cognitive framework and for each, give an example.

Rochelle is seeking a counselor who has asked her to use a card sort.Which three piles have the counselor asked Rochelle to make?

Career Counseling: an Overview

Ethics for Career Professionals

Career Interventions in Different Settings

Cultural Contexts and Career Counseling

Testing and Assessment

Hollands Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments

The Theory of Work Adjustment

Supers Developmental Theory

Gottfredsons Theory of Circumscription and Compromise

Career Construction Theory and Life Designing Paradigm

Psychology of Working Theory

Information About the World of Work

The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Summary and Integration

Filters