Question 1

Which pattern of work and non-work is associated with greatest work success or highest income among women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work continuously. 
B)  Work continuously except when children are infants. 
C)  Begin work after all children are in school and then work continuously. 
D)  Begin childbearing after a career is established, then pause for children, and then return to a career.

Question 2

Your father is nearing retirement and seems to be dreading it. His coworkers have told him that he will hate being retired. What can you tell him to reassure him, based on the evidence given in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your father is nearing retirement and seems...

Question 3

life-span/life-space theory is based upon which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  that individuals develop careers in stages 
B)  career decisions are not isolated from other aspects of their lives 
C)  work role is best perceived in terms of its importance relative to other roles an individual plays 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor (2013)

Accepted Answer

A)  women are more apt to work in full-time jobs than men. 
B)  women stay in full-time jobs longer than men. 
C)  The gap between the number of men and women who hold full-time jobs is becoming smaller. 
D)  today, the average salary for women is finally equal to the average salary of men.

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers who felt higher levels of job insecurity reported higher levels of job satisfaction because they were grateful to still have a job. 
B)  men who have experienced job loss have higher rates of mental health problems than women in the same situation. 
C)  Even if they are still employed, workers exposed to layoffs among friends or co-workers experience higher levels of depression and more symptoms of poor health than workers not exposed to layoffs. 
D)  the suicide rate in the U.S. remained the same after the recent economic recession, but it decreased in other European countries.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the effect of job loss on adult functioning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following is most accurate about family influences on career choices of children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virtually all young adults go into the same professions as their parents. 
B)  Working-class parents are more likely than middle-class parents to encourage their children to attend college because they do not want them to struggle as much as they did. 
C)  Young women with working mothers have higher educational goals and aspirations toward more prestigious careers than their counterparts whose mothers do not work outside the home. 
D)  Parents' marital status is not correlated with level of financial support that their emerging adult children receive.

Question 8

classic study of typists between 19 and 72 years of age showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  typing speed was the same regardless of age. 
B)  older adults are not able to compensate for decreased reaction time. 
C)  the older typists took less time to react to visual stimuli because they were really focused. 
D)  the younger typists read ahead and were ready to type those words sooner than the older typists.

Question 9

single change in the last several decades has had the largest positive effect on the average income of current elderly persons in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  More women have worked, and so earn retirement income. 
B)  Men are living longer, so there are more couples earning the higher male retirement incomes. 
C)  Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) were created. 
D)  Social Security benefits have significantly increased.

Question 10

Using a fictitious or real-life example, fully explore Super's life-span/life-space theory of career development, explaining your individual's progress through each stage in comparison to the theoretical model.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using a fictitious or real-life example, fully...

Question 11

Based on the results of a recent meta-analytic study examining vocational preferences, women are more interested than men in working_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  with people 
B)  with things 
C)  with their hands 
D)  with complex problems

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the relationship between job satisfaction and age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job satisfaction rises steadily with age for men but not for women. 
B)  Job satisfaction rises steadily with age for women but not for men. 
C)  Job satisfaction rises steadily with age for both men and women. 
D)  Job satisfaction declines somewhat with age for both men and women.

Question 13

Based on the results of a recent meta-analytic study examining vocational preferences, women are more interested than men in working_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  with their hands 
B)  with things 
C)  with people 
D)  as investigators

Question 14

Describe how the effects of job insecurity compare to the effects of unemployment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following individuals is likely to be considered nontraditional student?

Accepted Answer

A)  a 17-18 year high school graduate 
B)  a twenty year old community college student 
C)  a 35 year old going back to school for nursing 
D)  a 18-year-old college student studying computer science

Question 16

Analyze the following statement: "The apparent increase in job satisfaction with age, evident in cross-sectional studies, is really only a cohort difference in disguise." Can you support or refute this statement? What relevant data can you utilize to support your answer?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which of the following is NOT among the 6 personality types studied by Holland in his research on personality and occupational choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  intuitive 
B)  enterprising 
C)  investigative 
D)  realistic

Question 18

Compared to 20 years ago, the elderly in the United States are economically _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  better off today 
B)  about the same 
C)  somewhat worse off today 
D)  considerably worse off today

Question 19

Chantel is a 62-year-old employee of a large manufacturing company. Based on the research, she will __________ compared to her co-workers in their 20s.

Accepted Answer

A)  be tardy more often 
B)  engage in more on-the-job substance abuse 
C)  have more voluntary absences from work 
D)  comply more to the norms of the workplace

Question 20

the average American retiring today, the largest single source of retirement income is from _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pension benefits through a job 
B)  private savings 
C)  Social Security 
D)  Supplemental Security Income

Exam 7: Work and Retirement

Which pattern of work and non-work is associated with greatest work success or highest income among women?

Your father is nearing retirement and seems to be dreading it. His coworkers have told him that he will hate being retired. What can you tell him to reassure him, based on the evidence given in this chapter?

life-span/life-space theory is based upon which of the following concepts?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor (2013)

Which of the following is TRUE?

Compare and contrast the effect of job loss on adult functioning.

Which of the following is most accurate about family influences on career choices of children?

classic study of typists between 19 and 72 years of age showed that

single change in the last several decades has had the largest positive effect on the average income of current elderly persons in the United States?

Using a fictitious or real-life example, fully explore Super's life-span/life-space theory of career development, explaining your individual's progress through each stage in comparison to the theoretical model.

Based on the results of a recent meta-analytic study examining vocational preferences, women are more interested than men in working_______.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between job satisfaction and age?

Based on the results of a recent meta-analytic study examining vocational preferences, women are more interested than men in working_______.

Describe how the effects of job insecurity compare to the effects of unemployment.

Which of the following individuals is likely to be considered nontraditional student?

Analyze the following statement: "The apparent increase in job satisfaction with age, evident in cross-sectional studies, is really only a cohort difference in disguise." Can you support or refute this statement? What relevant data can you utilize to support your answer?

Which of the following is NOT among the 6 personality types studied by Holland in his research on personality and occupational choices?

Compared to 20 years ago, the elderly in the United States are economically _______.

Chantel is a 62-year-old employee of a large manufacturing company. Based on the research, she will __________ compared to her co-workers in their 20s.

the average American retiring today, the largest single source of retirement income is from _______.