Question 1

Personnel Psychology is obviously related with personnel. What would that include?

Accepted Answer

A) Telephones, monitoring people 
B) Transportation, work hours 
C) Recruiting, selecting, training 
D) Giggles, coffee breaks 
A) Telephones, monitoring people 
B) Transportation, work hours 
C) Recruiting, selecting, training 
D) Giggles, coffee breaks C

Question 2

A person who scores highly in the Realistic area of Holland's vocational types is someone who_____.

Accepted Answer

A) Is very realistic in their goals. 
B) Enjoys helping others reach their goals 
C) Likes to work with their hands, machines, and tools. 
D) Has a down-to-earth approach to life 
A) Is very realistic in their goals. 
B) Enjoys helping others reach their goals 
C) Likes to work with their hands, machines, and tools. 
D) Has a down-to-earth approach to life C

Question 3

What can make a counselor want to remain in the same job for an extended period?

Accepted Answer

A) Having clients who are continuously depressed. 
B) Having a nice secretary. 
C) Having clients who are mandated to obtain counseling. 
D) Development of a career ladder listing attainable promotions within the company. 
A) Having clients who are continuously depressed. 
B) Having a nice secretary. 
C) Having clients who are mandated to obtain counseling. 
D) Development of a career ladder listing attainable promotions within the company. D

Question 4

What is one question a counselor must consider when deciding how to continue his or her career path?

Accepted Answer

A) Do I have enough money to purchase a vacation home? 
B) Am I meeting enough people through this line of work? 
C) What will my peers think of me if I change careers? 
D) Is this the right environment for me? 
A) Do I have enough money to purchase a vacation home? 
B) Am I meeting enough people through this line of work? 
C) What will my peers think of me if I change careers? 
D) Is this the right environment for me?

Question 5

What is a common problem veteran counselors may have if they remain in an academic setting?

Accepted Answer

A) They miss out on careers in other areas. 
B) They may not be able to relate to their students due to the age difference. 
C) They may rise to a supervisory position too quickly. 
D) Both A and C 
A) They miss out on careers in other areas. 
B) They may not be able to relate to their students due to the age difference. 
C) They may rise to a supervisory position too quickly. 
D) Both A and C

Question 6

Industrial/Organizational psychology is a combination of three major areas. They include:

Accepted Answer

A) Human Factors and Organizational Psychology 
B) Personnel and Organizational Psychology 
C) Abnormal and Social Psychology 
D) Both A and B 
A) Human Factors and Organizational Psychology 
B) Personnel and Organizational Psychology 
C) Abnormal and Social Psychology 
D) Both A and B

Question 7

In Super's development of self-concept, one of the stages is exploration. What is the age range for this stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Birth to mid-teens 
B) Mid-teens to early twenties 
C) Early twenties to mid-thirties 
D) There is no stage of exploration in Super's theory 
A) Birth to mid-teens 
B) Mid-teens to early twenties 
C) Early twenties to mid-thirties 
D) There is no stage of exploration in Super's theory

Question 8

Who said, "You can't build a reputation on what you say you are going to do"?

Accepted Answer

A) President Obama 
B) Henry Ford 
C) Derek Jeter 
D) Charles Schultz 
A) President Obama 
B) Henry Ford 
C) Derek Jeter 
D) Charles Schultz

Question 9

Employee training typically begins with an orientation program. What is the major unstated goal of orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) Transmitting organizational culture 
B) Developing technical skills 
C) Learning where the break room is located 
D) None of the above 
A) Transmitting organizational culture 
B) Developing technical skills 
C) Learning where the break room is located 
D) None of the above

Question 10

How many classifications are included in Holland's theory of Vocational Types?

Accepted Answer

A) Five 
B) Four 
C) Six 
D) Eight 
A) Five 
B) Four 
C) Six 
D) Eight

Question 11

Why is it advisable to have a plan in mind for the next five or ten years?

Accepted Answer

A) So you will always have a goal toward which to work 
B) So you can stop working once you have reached your goal 
C) So you can stop working at any time 
D) None of the above 
A) So you will always have a goal toward which to work 
B) So you can stop working once you have reached your goal 
C) So you can stop working at any time 
D) None of the above

Question 12

When meeting with a client, a career counselor might _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Have the client take an interest inventory 
B) Assist the client with self-exploration to determine goals 
C) Teach decision-making skills 
D) All of the above 
A) Have the client take an interest inventory 
B) Assist the client with self-exploration to determine goals 
C) Teach decision-making skills 
D) All of the above

Question 13

A key method of Theory Y management is the idea that the people involved in implementing a decision are also involved in making it. This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Participative Decision Making 
B) Combination Decision Making 
C) Management Decision Making 
D) Employee Decision Making 
A) Participative Decision Making 
B) Combination Decision Making 
C) Management Decision Making 
D) Employee Decision Making

Question 14

Why do some workers put in long hours and stay late while some arrive late and leave early? These differences are why employers are interested in Worker Motivation. There are three Theories that promote worker motivation. Pick one of them as listed here.

Accepted Answer

A) Working longer hours theory 
B) Equity theory 
C) Motivate theory 
D) Work balance theory 
A) Working longer hours theory 
B) Equity theory 
C) Motivate theory 
D) Work balance theory

Question 15

In the Social Cognitive Career theory, people sometimes eliminate many career possibilities when looking at choices because ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) They have very narrow interests 
B) They have faulty self-efficacy beliefs 
C) They follow their parents' footsteps 
D) None of the above 
A) They have very narrow interests 
B) They have faulty self-efficacy beliefs 
C) They follow their parents' footsteps 
D) None of the above

Question 16

Nearly all companies do employee evaluations at least every year. During the evaluation process, there is something referred to as the 'Halo Effect.' What does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) That the person named is perfect 
B) The person concerned is religious 
C) Tendency to rate people too high or too low on one outstanding trait 
D) Tendency to rate people based on the sum of all characteristics. 
A) That the person named is perfect 
B) The person concerned is religious 
C) Tendency to rate people too high or too low on one outstanding trait 
D) Tendency to rate people based on the sum of all characteristics.

Question 17

What are some negative factors counselors may face when beginning their careers?

Accepted Answer

A) Incompetence 
B) Licensing and credentialing 
C) Ethical and legal concerns 
D) All of the above 
A) Incompetence 
B) Licensing and credentialing 
C) Ethical and legal concerns 
D) All of the above

Question 18

Employment options for counselors include starting their own practices, joining an established practice, and _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Working in an academic setting. 
B) Working in a hospital prescribing medication. 
C) Working in a pharmacy. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Working in an academic setting. 
B) Working in a hospital prescribing medication. 
C) Working in a pharmacy. 
D) All of the above.

Question 19

There have been two basic types of managers identified by their different assumptions about human nature. Pick their theories.

Accepted Answer

A) Theory A -all employees spend too much time visiting 
B) Theory X - all employees dislike work and are lazy 
C) Theory Y- all employees like work and seek responsibility 
D) Both B and C 
A) Theory A -all employees spend too much time visiting 
B) Theory X - all employees dislike work and are lazy 
C) Theory Y- all employees like work and seek responsibility 
D) Both B and C

Question 20

When one person meets another, impressions tend to be formed immediately. These first impressions are often difficult to change. What word, or words, is given to describe this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) First Meeting syndrome 
B) Subjectivity 
C) Impression syndrome 
D) None of the above 
A) First Meeting syndrome 
B) Subjectivity 
C) Impression syndrome 
D) None of the above

Personnel Psychology is obviously related with personnel. What would that include?

A person who scores highly in the Realistic area of Holland's vocational types is someone who_____.

What can make a counselor want to remain in the same job for an extended period?

What is one question a counselor must consider when deciding how to continue his or her career path?

What is a common problem veteran counselors may have if they remain in an academic setting?

Industrial/Organizational psychology is a combination of three major areas. They include:

In Super's development of self-concept, one of the stages is exploration. What is the age range for this stage?

Who said, "You can't build a reputation on what you say you are going to do"?

Employee training typically begins with an orientation program. What is the major unstated goal of orientation?

How many classifications are included in Holland's theory of Vocational Types?

Why is it advisable to have a plan in mind for the next five or ten years?

When meeting with a client, a career counselor might _____________.

A key method of Theory Y management is the idea that the people involved in implementing a decision are also involved in making it. This is referred to as:

Why do some workers put in long hours and stay late while some arrive late and leave early? These differences are why employers are interested in Worker Motivation. There are three Theories that promote worker motivation. Pick one of them as listed here.

In the Social Cognitive Career theory, people sometimes eliminate many career possibilities when looking at choices because ________________.

Nearly all companies do employee evaluations at least every year. During the evaluation process, there is something referred to as the 'Halo Effect.' What does this refer to?

What are some negative factors counselors may face when beginning their careers?

Employment options for counselors include starting their own practices, joining an established practice, and _________________________________.

There have been two basic types of managers identified by their different assumptions about human nature. Pick their theories.

When one person meets another, impressions tend to be formed immediately. These first impressions are often difficult to change. What word, or words, is given to describe this situation?

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Exam 2: Career-Development

Personnel Psychology is obviously related with personnel. What would that include?

A person who scores highly in the Realistic area of Holland's vocational types is someone who_____.

What can make a counselor want to remain in the same job for an extended period?

What is one question a counselor must consider when deciding how to continue his or her career path?

What is a common problem veteran counselors may have if they remain in an academic setting?

Industrial/Organizational psychology is a combination of three major areas. They include:

In Super's development of self-concept, one of the stages is exploration. What is the age range for this stage?

Who said, "You can't build a reputation on what you say you are going to do"?

Employee training typically begins with an orientation program. What is the major unstated goal of orientation?

How many classifications are included in Holland's theory of Vocational Types?

Why is it advisable to have a plan in mind for the next five or ten years?

When meeting with a client, a career counselor might _____________.

A key method of Theory Y management is the idea that the people involved in implementing a decision are also involved in making it. This is referred to as:

Why do some workers put in long hours and stay late while some arrive late and leave early? These differences are why employers are interested in Worker Motivation. There are three Theories that promote worker motivation. Pick one of them as listed here.

In the Social Cognitive Career theory, people sometimes eliminate many career possibilities when looking at choices because ________________.

Nearly all companies do employee evaluations at least every year. During the evaluation process, there is something referred to as the 'Halo Effect.' What does this refer to?

What are some negative factors counselors may face when beginning their careers?

Employment options for counselors include starting their own practices, joining an established practice, and _________________________________.

There have been two basic types of managers identified by their different assumptions about human nature. Pick their theories.

When one person meets another, impressions tend to be formed immediately. These first impressions are often difficult to change. What word, or words, is given to describe this situation?

Assessment-And-Diagnosis

Counseling-Process

Fundamentals

Group-Work

Helping-Relationships

Human-Growth-And-Development

Professional-And-Ethical-Issues

Research-And-Program-Evaluation

Filters