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1-3 Flashcards

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career counseling includes issues that

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may feel very personal to the client

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2
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if a position for an insurance agent is advertised in a magazine, that position can be considered a

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job

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monica changes from being an electrical engineer to studying dentistry. this statement refers to monica’s

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career

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which of these is most important in a good theory

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clarity

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5
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to test a theory, the theory should generate

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research

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using the concept of chunking, counselors should be able to

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group a limited number of theoretical concepts

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7
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maintaining good eye contact with a client is a good example of

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attending skills

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which of the following is an example of giving information not opinion

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there are good examples of resumes in published books

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in constructing a test or inventory, a normative sample is used. such a sample should

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be typical of the population that is likely to use the inventory

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10
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dividing an assessment instrument and comparing each half to the other is a way of assessing

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split half reliability

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11
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comparing airplane mechanics’ scores on a test of mechanical achievement to ratings of specific job performance would be an example of

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concurrent validity

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12
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using assessment inventories in counseling can help clients make career decisions. another use of inventories and tests is to

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develop and verify a theory

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13
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the statement “I enjoy writing computer games” is an example of

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psychtalk

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14
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which of the following is NOT a principle of ethical standards

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consistency

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which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about ethics in career counseling

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ethics are important in personal counseling but not necessary in career counseling

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16
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which of the following is NOT a part of trait and factor theory

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empathy

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17
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according to trait and factor theory, seniors in high school should

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assess their interests, abilities and values

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18
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which of the following shoes that students have a potential for doing tasks well in their chosen field

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aptitude tasks

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a test that measures knowledge of real estate sales is most likely to be an

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achievement test

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20
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enjoying selling real estate is most likely to be indicated on an

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interest inventory

21
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which of the following is used to predict a client’s occupational success

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aptitude test

22
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which of these is least likely to contain occupational information

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inventory

23
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after examining his career choice, victor finds that occupational information that he has read does not support his interests and abilities. victor has had difficulty in which of these stages of trait and factor theory

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step 3

24
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data, persons, and things are categories that are central to this classification system

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dictionary of occupational titles

25
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which occupational classification system is based on interest categories

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guide for occupational exploration system

26
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an advantage that computer guidance systems have over inventories and tests is that they are

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interactive

27
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which of the following occupational titles would be inappropriate when describing someone’s occupation

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mailman

28
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which age group is least likely to be appropriate for trait and factor theory

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8-10

29
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trait and factor theory is best known for its use of

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assessment instruments

30
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Mariah wants to be a nurse because she hears that there are many job openings in the health field. a trait and factor career counselor would be concerned that Mariah did not consider her

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abilities, interests and values

31
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which of the following has no right or wrong answers

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interest inventory

32
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an occupational crosswalk is a

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cross-reference to another classification system

33
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which of these occupations is NOT one of the fast growing occupations in the U.S. economy

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farmers

34
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individuals with a bachelor’s degree earn, on average _____ as individuals who do not graduate from high school

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twice as much

35
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substantive complexity of work can directly increase one’s

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level of intellectual functioning

36
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in research on status attainment theory, mother’s occupation has been found to be an

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not an important predictor of son or daughter’s career choice

37
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using status attainment theory, a counselor may wish to

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encourage students who not have parents with highly prestigious jobs to strive to achieve despite parental background

38
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to view your own education as a financial investment in a future career is consistent with

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human capital theory

39
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modern human capital theory sees as an acceptable goal for individual investment

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helping others

40
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being unable to advance from one general type of work to another is discussed by this approach

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the structure of the labor market

41
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the structure of labor markets in different countries tends

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to have structures unique to their own economies

42
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when carol advanced from being a sales clerk to being a store manager, she was able to overcome barriers predicted by this approach

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the structure of the labor market

43
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in general, unemployment rates in the united states tend to differ

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more by race than by gender

44
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in the study of work, gender segregation refers to

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the distribution of men and women in different occupations

45
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ogbu believed that the experiences of African americans in the work force and in career choice can be different than other minority groups because African americans can be seen as an

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involuntary minority group

46
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in counseling individuals from culturally diverse groups, counselors should be aware of their own

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attitudes towards their clients

47
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status attainment theory is an example of a

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sociological theory

48
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which of the following is an example of the type of discrimination that women may experience when looking for employment

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statistical discrimination

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