Question 1

Interest inventories are designed to​

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A) predict job success. 
B) give some indication of job satisfaction. 
C) predict the job market. 
D) assess your work values. 
A) predict job success. 
B) give some indication of job satisfaction. 
C) predict the job market. 
D) assess your work values. B

Question 2

Mike and Sylvia are enjoying their newfound freedom as retirees and are usually content to go with the flow. They are best described as:​

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A) continuers. 
B) adventurers. 
C) searchers. 
D) easy gliders. 
A) continuers. 
B) adventurers. 
C) searchers. 
D) easy gliders. D

Question 3

Each of Holland's personality types can best be understood through the following diagram:​

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A) hexagon. 
B) circle. 
C) bar graph. 
D) cube. 
A) hexagon. 
B) circle. 
C) bar graph. 
D) cube. A

Question 4

Research on personality and situational variables that contribute to coworker abuse showed that​

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A) employees who view the world through a negative lens are likely to take out their frustrations on coworkers. 
B) employees who abuse their coworkers are typically diagnosed with a mental illness. 
C) the dynamics that lead to coworker abuse are rarely seen in large organizations, but often are seen in small companies. 
D) employees who accuse their coworkers of abusing them are overreacting in the vast majority of cases. 
A) employees who view the world through a negative lens are likely to take out their frustrations on coworkers. 
B) employees who abuse their coworkers are typically diagnosed with a mental illness. 
C) the dynamics that lead to coworker abuse are rarely seen in large organizations, but often are seen in small companies. 
D) employees who accuse their coworkers of abusing them are overreacting in the vast majority of cases.

Question 5

Conventional personality types possible occupations include:​

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A) financial planner, judge, lawyer, management trainee (any industry), operations manager, project director, sales manager, urban planner. 
B) carpenter, cook, electrician, industrial arts teacher, materials engineer, mechanical engineer, metal shop supervisor, paramedic. 
C) cashier, fire inspector, data manager, accountant, proofreader. 
D) chemical engineer, computer programmer, drafter, laboratory assistant, pharmacist, surgeon, systems analyst, veterinarian. 
A) financial planner, judge, lawyer, management trainee (any industry), operations manager, project director, sales manager, urban planner. 
B) carpenter, cook, electrician, industrial arts teacher, materials engineer, mechanical engineer, metal shop supervisor, paramedic. 
C) cashier, fire inspector, data manager, accountant, proofreader. 
D) chemical engineer, computer programmer, drafter, laboratory assistant, pharmacist, surgeon, systems analyst, veterinarian.

Question 6

What personality type tends to be theoretical and analytic in outlook and tends to be naturally curious about the world?​

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A) social type 
B) investigative type 
C) scientific type 
D) realistic type 
A) social type 
B) investigative type 
C) scientific type 
D) realistic type

Question 7

Staying in touch with friends and family members during times of __________ can  stave off loneliness.

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A) unemployment 
B) employment 
C) travel 
D) self-care 
A) unemployment 
B) employment 
C) travel 
D) self-care

Question 8

Motivation is an important factor in career decision making because:​

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A) your abilities are related to your aptitude. 
B) your need to achieve is related to your self-concept. 
C) if you have career goals but do not have the persistence to pursue them, then your goals will not materialize. 
D) a realistic career choice depends on your interest in earning money. 
A) your abilities are related to your aptitude. 
B) your need to achieve is related to your self-concept. 
C) if you have career goals but do not have the persistence to pursue them, then your goals will not materialize. 
D) a realistic career choice depends on your interest in earning money.

Question 9

Of the following factors, which has NOT been shown to be important in determining a person's occupational decision-making process?​

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A) self-concept, motivation, achievement. 
B) occupational attitudes, abilities, interests, values. 
C) temperament and personality styles. 
D) education. 
A) self-concept, motivation, achievement. 
B) occupational attitudes, abilities, interests, values. 
C) temperament and personality styles. 
D) education.

Question 10

It is important to remember that career decision:​

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A) is an ongoing process, rather than a step to be completed. 
B) is a process by which you make one choice that you stay with permanently. 
C) involves implementing your career decision without fear. 
D) is simply a matter of matching information about the world of work with your personality type. 
A) is an ongoing process, rather than a step to be completed. 
B) is a process by which you make one choice that you stay with permanently. 
C) involves implementing your career decision without fear. 
D) is simply a matter of matching information about the world of work with your personality type.

Question 11

Belinda completed an interest inventory designed by Holland and discovered that her three most prominent areas were Artistic, Social, and Enterprising (ASE). Which of the following behaviors/attitudes/qualities would Belinda be LEAST inclined to demonstrate based on her Holland profile?​

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A) She would enjoy social gatherings and like to associate with well-known and influential people. 
B) She would be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, unconventional, and individualistic. 
C) She would engage in scholarly and scientific endeavors and be pessimistic and critical about nonscientific, simplistic, or supernatural explanations. 
D) She would behave in a friendly, warm, trusting, generous, enthusiastic, outgoing, and cooperative manner. 
A) She would enjoy social gatherings and like to associate with well-known and influential people. 
B) She would be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, unconventional, and individualistic. 
C) She would engage in scholarly and scientific endeavors and be pessimistic and critical about nonscientific, simplistic, or supernatural explanations. 
D) She would behave in a friendly, warm, trusting, generous, enthusiastic, outgoing, and cooperative manner.

Question 12

A person who fits into the investigative type would have the following characteristics:

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A) scholarly and scientific, having a need to understand, explain, and predict what goes on around them. 
B) tends to have good leadership and persuasive skills. 
C) likes to be different and strive to stand out from the crowd. 
D) thrives in highly structured situations with externally imposed rules. 
A) scholarly and scientific, having a need to understand, explain, and predict what goes on around them. 
B) tends to have good leadership and persuasive skills. 
C) likes to be different and strive to stand out from the crowd. 
D) thrives in highly structured situations with externally imposed rules.

Question 13

Which personality type tends to be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, individualistic, and strives to stand out from the crowd?​

Accepted Answer

A) social type 
B) realistic type 
C) enterprising type 
D) artistic type 
A) social type 
B) realistic type 
C) enterprising type 
D) artistic type

Question 14

__________ have revolutionized many aspects of our lives: the way we study, the way we interact with friends and family members, the way we play, and the way we work​

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A) Occupational advances 
B) Personal advances 
C) Career advances 
D) Technological advances 
A) Occupational advances 
B) Personal advances 
C) Career advances 
D) Technological advances

Question 15

Holland believes that the choice of an occupation reflects the person's:​

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A) interests and skills. 
B) motivation, knowledge, personality, and ability. 
C) intellectual functioning. 
D) vocational awareness. 
A) interests and skills. 
B) motivation, knowledge, personality, and ability. 
C) intellectual functioning. 
D) vocational awareness.

Question 16

All of the following are adaptive factors in making career decisions EXCEPT:​

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A) more procrastination. 
B) comprehensive information gathering. 
C) an internal locus of control. 
D) analytic information processing. 
A) more procrastination. 
B) comprehensive information gathering. 
C) an internal locus of control. 
D) analytic information processing.

Question 17

__________ on the job can create anxiety and depression and reduce your effectiveness at work.

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A) Succeeding 
B) Time management 
C) Bullying 
D) Information gathering 
A) Succeeding 
B) Time management 
C) Bullying 
D) Information gathering

Question 18

Holland's theory is based on the assumption that:

Accepted Answer

A) there is a relationship between interests and attitudes towards work. 
B) people can be classified as having one of six types of personal orientations to life that are relevant to the career decision-making process. 
C) a person's self-concept is the best single predictor of vocational success. 
D) academic aptitude is directly linked to occupational choice. 
A) there is a relationship between interests and attitudes towards work. 
B) people can be classified as having one of six types of personal orientations to life that are relevant to the career decision-making process. 
C) a person's self-concept is the best single predictor of vocational success. 
D) academic aptitude is directly linked to occupational choice.

Question 19

In many work settings, employees are expected to communicate quickly and effectively using __________, which can subject them to increased stress.

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A) email and mobile technology 
B) memos and letters 
C) telephone calls 
D) office meetings 
A) email and mobile technology 
B) memos and letters 
C) telephone calls 
D) office meetings

Question 20

A common example of __________ is the woman who decides to return to college or the job market after her children reach high school age.

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A) occupation 
B) midlife change 
C) career 
D) a job 
A) occupation 
B) midlife change 
C) career 
D) a job

Interest inventories are designed to

Mike and Sylvia are enjoying their newfound freedom as retirees and are usually content to go with the flow. They are best described as:

Each of Holland's personality types can best be understood through the following diagram:

Research on personality and situational variables that contribute to coworker abuse showed that

Conventional personality types possible occupations include:

What personality type tends to be theoretical and analytic in outlook and tends to be naturally curious about the world?

Staying in touch with friends and family members during times of __________ can stave off loneliness.

Motivation is an important factor in career decision making because:

Of the following factors, which has NOT been shown to be important in determining a person's occupational decision-making process?

It is important to remember that career decision:

Belinda completed an interest inventory designed by Holland and discovered that her three most prominent areas were Artistic, Social, and Enterprising (ASE). Which of the following behaviors/attitudes/qualities would Belinda be LEAST inclined to demonstrate based on her Holland profile?

A person who fits into the investigative type would have the following characteristics:

Which personality type tends to be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, individualistic, and strives to stand out from the crowd?

__________ have revolutionized many aspects of our lives: the way we study, the way we interact with friends and family members, the way we play, and the way we work

Holland believes that the choice of an occupation reflects the person's:

All of the following are adaptive factors in making career decisions EXCEPT:

__________ on the job can create anxiety and depression and reduce your effectiveness at work.

Holland's theory is based on the assumption that:

In many work settings, employees are expected to communicate quickly and effectively using __________, which can subject them to increased stress.

A common example of __________ is the woman who decides to return to college or the job market after her children reach high school age.

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Interest inventories are designed to​

Mike and Sylvia are enjoying their newfound freedom as retirees and are usually content to go with the flow. They are best described as:​

Each of Holland's personality types can best be understood through the following diagram:​

Research on personality and situational variables that contribute to coworker abuse showed that​

Conventional personality types possible occupations include:​

What personality type tends to be theoretical and analytic in outlook and tends to be naturally curious about the world?​

Staying in touch with friends and family members during times of __________ can stave off loneliness.

Motivation is an important factor in career decision making because:​

Of the following factors, which has NOT been shown to be important in determining a person's occupational decision-making process?​

It is important to remember that career decision:​

Belinda completed an interest inventory designed by Holland and discovered that her three most prominent areas were Artistic, Social, and Enterprising (ASE). Which of the following behaviors/attitudes/qualities would Belinda be LEAST inclined to demonstrate based on her Holland profile?​

A person who fits into the investigative type would have the following characteristics:

Which personality type tends to be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, individualistic, and strives to stand out from the crowd?​

__________ have revolutionized many aspects of our lives: the way we study, the way we interact with friends and family members, the way we play, and the way we work​

Holland believes that the choice of an occupation reflects the person's:​

All of the following are adaptive factors in making career decisions EXCEPT:​

__________ on the job can create anxiety and depression and reduce your effectiveness at work.

Holland's theory is based on the assumption that:

In many work settings, employees are expected to communicate quickly and effectively using __________, which can subject them to increased stress.

A common example of __________ is the woman who decides to return to college or the job market after her children reach high school age.

Invitation to Personal Learning and Growth

Reviewing Your Childhood and Adolescence

Adulthood and Autonomy

Your Body and Wellness

Managing Stress

Love

Relationships

Becoming the Woman or Man You Want to Be

Sexuality

Loneliness and Solitude

Death and Loss

Meaning and Values

Filters

Interest inventories are designed to

Mike and Sylvia are enjoying their newfound freedom as retirees and are usually content to go with the flow. They are best described as:

Each of Holland's personality types can best be understood through the following diagram:

Research on personality and situational variables that contribute to coworker abuse showed that

Conventional personality types possible occupations include:

What personality type tends to be theoretical and analytic in outlook and tends to be naturally curious about the world?

Motivation is an important factor in career decision making because:

Of the following factors, which has NOT been shown to be important in determining a person's occupational decision-making process?

It is important to remember that career decision:

Belinda completed an interest inventory designed by Holland and discovered that her three most prominent areas were Artistic, Social, and Enterprising (ASE). Which of the following behaviors/attitudes/qualities would Belinda be LEAST inclined to demonstrate based on her Holland profile?

Which personality type tends to be creative, expressive, original, intuitive, individualistic, and strives to stand out from the crowd?

__________ have revolutionized many aspects of our lives: the way we study, the way we interact with friends and family members, the way we play, and the way we work

Holland believes that the choice of an occupation reflects the person's:

All of the following are adaptive factors in making career decisions EXCEPT: