Question 1

Ed Schein proposed a theory of

Accepted Answer

A)  Career attributes
B)  Career adjustment
C)  Career ladders
D)  Career values
E)  Career anchors E

Question 2

The US Department of Labor's O*NET facility enables users to

Accepted Answer

A)  Find suitable vacancies online
B)  Access free guidance for vocational choices
C)  Match themselves against different jobs
D)  Measure their own IQ
E)  Assess the long-term security of 20,000 different occupations C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not true concerning psychometric measures in career guidance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychological characteristics tend to be distinctive and easy to measure 
B)   Psychological measures should ideally be pre-tested with large samples 
C)   Counselors need to be thoroughly familiar with the devices they use
D)  Test scores do not provide a clear guide to suitable occupations
E)  Test validity shows that a test measures what it is intended to measure A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a personal characteristic to be fitted to appropriate jobs or occupations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality
B)  Organization
C)  Skills
D)  Interests
E)  Values

Question 5

According to TWA (the Theory of Work Adjustment), what are the two factors that combine to create work adjustment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satisfaction and satisfactoriness
B)  Satisfactoriness and freedom from stress
C)  Freedom from stress and social integration
D)  Social integration and self-actualization
E)  Self-actualization and satisfaction

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the 'Big Five' personality factors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Openness to experience
B)  Agreeableness
C)  Neuroticism
D)  Conscientiousness
E)  Intelligence

Question 7

In Holland's RIASEC categorization of vocational interests, 'R' and 'I' stand for

Accepted Answer

A)  Radical and Integrative
B)  Restorative and Intelligent
C)  Reductive and Inquiring
D)  Retail and Insurance
E)  Realistic and Investigative

Question 8

The approach to occupational choice based on measurement of human characteristics is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Career development theory
B)  Human abilities theory
C)  Trait and factor theory
D)  Psychometric measurement theory
E)  Personal attribute theory

Question 9

The emphasis of Holland's work is on

Accepted Answer

A)  Making personal changes to suit the occupation you are in
B)  Finding out about your personal traits without matching them to occupations
C)  Developing your interests to match your abilities
D)  Finding work that matches your personal profile
E)  Developing a pure theory of how people develop their careers

Question 10

Measures named after Kuder, Holland and Strong all measure

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality
B)  Interests
C)  Values
D)  Abilities
E)  Attitudes

Exam 6: Careers As Fit