Question 1

Psychological capital theory states that

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A) people are happiest when they are not working. 
B) only white-collar workers can achieve job satisfaction. 
C) happiness fuels success. 
D) the higher your income, the happier you feel. 
A) people are happiest when they are not working. 
B) only white-collar workers can achieve job satisfaction. 
C) happiness fuels success. 
D) the higher your income, the happier you feel.

Question 2

Which term best describes the typical relationship between occupational and family roles?

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A) Conflicting 
B) Similar 
C) Compatible 
D) Unilateral 
A) Conflicting 
B) Similar 
C) Compatible 
D) Unilateral

Question 3

Job satisfaction is defined as

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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 behaviour taken to improve one's job performance. 
D) any behaviour 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 behaviour taken to improve one's job performance. 
D) any behaviour engaged in to improve one's job performance.

Question 4

Compared to middle-aged adults, young adults tend to participate in a

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A) smaller range of activities and prefer those activities with a lower level of intensity. 
B) smaller range of activities and prefer those activities with a higher level of intensity. 
C) larger range of activities and prefer those activities with a lower level of intensity. 
D) larger range of activities and prefer those activities with a higher level of intensity. 
A) smaller range of activities and prefer those activities with a lower level of intensity. 
B) smaller range of activities and prefer those activities with a higher level of intensity. 
C) larger range of activities and prefer those activities with a lower level of intensity. 
D) larger range of activities and prefer those activities with a higher level of intensity.

Question 5

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

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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 6

Pay equity specifically involves equal pay for

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A) all jobs. 
B) equivalent jobs. 
C) all ethnic groups. 
D) both sexes. 
A) all jobs. 
B) equivalent jobs. 
C) all ethnic groups. 
D) both sexes.

Question 7

Which couple is likely to be experiencing the most inter-role conflict?

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A) Wandile and Tumi, who do not have any children 
B) Shaun and Joanna, who have two preschool-age children 
C) Khetiwe and Jabu, whose children are now in college 
D) Mira and Vusi, who are both retired 
A) Wandile and Tumi, who do not have any children 
B) Shaun and Joanna, who have two preschool-age children 
C) Khetiwe and Jabu, whose children are now in college 
D) Mira and Vusi, who are both retired

Question 8

Which statement is true regarding the predictors of job satisfaction cross-culturally?

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A) Predictors of job satisfaction are different across countries. 
B) The degree to which predictors predict job satisfaction depends on age. 
C) Predictors of job satisfaction are the same across countries. 
D) Some predictors of job satisfaction transcend countries, while others do not. 
A) Predictors of job satisfaction are different across countries. 
B) The degree to which predictors predict job satisfaction depends on age. 
C) Predictors of job satisfaction are the same across countries. 
D) Some predictors of job satisfaction transcend countries, while others do not.

Question 9

Women tend to have a more difficult time finding adequate mentors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A key reason for women leaving the workforce is that they feel

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A) that employers demand too much collaboration. 
B) that employment is a masculine trait. 
C) technologically inept. 
D) disconnected from the workplace. 
A) that employers demand too much collaboration. 
B) that employment is a masculine trait. 
C) technologically inept. 
D) disconnected from the workplace.

Question 11

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that one reason professional women leave their jobs is that the common corporate structure does not value

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A) an interdependent worker. 
B) competence. 
C) self-sufficiency. 
D) competition. 
A) an interdependent worker. 
B) competence. 
C) self-sufficiency. 
D) competition.

Question 12

Describe the unique factors that influence occupational selection and development for women.

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Most women prefer organisations that val

Question 13

An individual's leisure repertoire tends to be determined by that person's perceived competence and psychological comfort.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Fanele is very worried about losing his job. Felicia feels comfortable that her job is completely secure. Based on research on job insecurity, it is likely that Fanele is

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A) less wealthy than Felicia. 
B) more vocationally mature than Felicia. 
C) less physically well than Felicia. 
D) less intelligent than Felicia. 
A) less wealthy than Felicia. 
B) more vocationally mature than Felicia. 
C) less physically well than Felicia. 
D) less intelligent than Felicia.

Question 16

Because it is important to match prospective mentors and mentees effectively, some organisations have created

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A) automated call mentoring. 
B) mentoring websites. 
C) speed mentoring. 
D) legal guidelines. 
A) automated call mentoring. 
B) mentoring websites. 
C) speed mentoring. 
D) legal guidelines.

Question 17

Research has indicated that the most critical factors in determining whether a formerly employed woman with a preschooler returns to work are her financial need and her level of

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A) vocational maturity. 
B) maternal instinct. 
C) attachment to her job. 
D) self-esteem. 
A) vocational maturity. 
B) maternal instinct. 
C) attachment to her job. 
D) self-esteem.

Question 18

Alienated employees tend to view their work as meaningless.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which statement is true?

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A) Caring for an older parent is less stressful than caring for a child. 
B) Caring for a child is less stressful than caring for an older parent. 
C) Caring for a child or an older parent are both stressful. 
D) Neither caring for a child nor caring for an older parent leads to stress. 
A) Caring for an older parent is less stressful than caring for a child. 
B) Caring for a child is less stressful than caring for an older parent. 
C) Caring for a child or an older parent are both stressful. 
D) Neither caring for a child nor caring for an older parent leads to stress.

Question 20

Which would be an emotion-focused coping mechanism concerning possible job loss?

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A) Retraining oneself to ensure getting a new job 
B) Reducing the stress one is experiencing 
C) Confronting one's employer about the job loss 
D) Suing the company for wrongful termination 
A) Retraining oneself to ensure getting a new job 
B) Reducing the stress one is experiencing 
C) Confronting one's employer about the job loss 
D) Suing the company for wrongful termination

Psychological capital theory states that

Which term best describes the typical relationship between occupational and family roles?

Job satisfaction is defined as

Compared to middle-aged adults, young adults tend to participate in a

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

Pay equity specifically involves equal pay for

Which couple is likely to be experiencing the most inter-role conflict?

Which statement is true regarding the predictors of job satisfaction cross-culturally?

Women tend to have a more difficult time finding adequate mentors.

A key reason for women leaving the workforce is that they feel

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that one reason professional women leave their jobs is that the common corporate structure does not value

Describe the unique factors that influence occupational selection and development for women.

An individual's leisure repertoire tends to be determined by that person's perceived competence and psychological comfort.

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

Fanele is very worried about losing his job. Felicia feels comfortable that her job is completely secure. Based on research on job insecurity, it is likely that Fanele is

Because it is important to match prospective mentors and mentees effectively, some organisations have created

Research has indicated that the most critical factors in determining whether a formerly employed woman with a preschooler returns to work are her financial need and her level of

Alienated employees tend to view their work as meaningless.

Which statement is true?

Which would be an emotion-focused coping mechanism concerning possible job loss?

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Psychological capital theory states that

Which term best describes the typical relationship between occupational and family roles?

Job satisfaction is defined as

Compared to middle-aged adults, young adults tend to participate in a

Which of these is characteristic of career construction theory?

Pay equity specifically involves equal pay for

Which couple is likely to be experiencing the most inter-role conflict?

Which statement is true regarding the predictors of job satisfaction cross-culturally?

Women tend to have a more difficult time finding adequate mentors.

A key reason for women leaving the workforce is that they feel

Research on women working in the corporate world indicates that one reason professional women leave their jobs is that the common corporate structure does not value

Describe the unique factors that influence occupational selection and development for women.

An individual's leisure repertoire tends to be determined by that person's perceived competence and psychological comfort.

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

Fanele is very worried about losing his job. Felicia feels comfortable that her job is completely secure. Based on research on job insecurity, it is likely that Fanele is

Because it is important to match prospective mentors and mentees effectively, some organisations have created

Research has indicated that the most critical factors in determining whether a formerly employed woman with a preschooler returns to work are her financial need and her level of

Alienated employees tend to view their work as meaningless.

Which statement is true?

Which would be an emotion-focused coping mechanism concerning possible job loss?

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: 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

Dying and Bereavement

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