1-3 Flashcards
career counseling includes issues that
may feel very personal to the client
if a position for an insurance agent is advertised in a magazine, that position can be considered a
job
monica changes from being an electrical engineer to studying dentistry. this statement refers to monica’s
career
which of these is most important in a good theory
clarity
to test a theory, the theory should generate
research
using the concept of chunking, counselors should be able to
group a limited number of theoretical concepts
maintaining good eye contact with a client is a good example of
attending skills
which of the following is an example of giving information not opinion
there are good examples of resumes in published books
in constructing a test or inventory, a normative sample is used. such a sample should
be typical of the population that is likely to use the inventory
dividing an assessment instrument and comparing each half to the other is a way of assessing
split half reliability
comparing airplane mechanics’ scores on a test of mechanical achievement to ratings of specific job performance would be an example of
concurrent validity
using assessment inventories in counseling can help clients make career decisions. another use of inventories and tests is to
develop and verify a theory
the statement “I enjoy writing computer games” is an example of
psychtalk
which of the following is NOT a principle of ethical standards
consistency
which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about ethics in career counseling
ethics are important in personal counseling but not necessary in career counseling
which of the following is NOT a part of trait and factor theory
empathy
according to trait and factor theory, seniors in high school should
assess their interests, abilities and values
which of the following shoes that students have a potential for doing tasks well in their chosen field
aptitude tasks
a test that measures knowledge of real estate sales is most likely to be an
achievement test
enjoying selling real estate is most likely to be indicated on an
interest inventory
which of the following is used to predict a client’s occupational success
aptitude test
which of these is least likely to contain occupational information
inventory
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
step 3
data, persons, and things are categories that are central to this classification system
dictionary of occupational titles
which occupational classification system is based on interest categories
guide for occupational exploration system
an advantage that computer guidance systems have over inventories and tests is that they are
interactive
which of the following occupational titles would be inappropriate when describing someone’s occupation
mailman
which age group is least likely to be appropriate for trait and factor theory
8-10
trait and factor theory is best known for its use of
assessment instruments
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
abilities, interests and values
which of the following has no right or wrong answers
interest inventory
an occupational crosswalk is a
cross-reference to another classification system
which of these occupations is NOT one of the fast growing occupations in the U.S. economy
farmers
individuals with a bachelor’s degree earn, on average _____ as individuals who do not graduate from high school
twice as much
substantive complexity of work can directly increase one’s
level of intellectual functioning
in research on status attainment theory, mother’s occupation has been found to be an
not an important predictor of son or daughter’s career choice
using status attainment theory, a counselor may wish to
encourage students who not have parents with highly prestigious jobs to strive to achieve despite parental background
to view your own education as a financial investment in a future career is consistent with
human capital theory
modern human capital theory sees as an acceptable goal for individual investment
helping others
being unable to advance from one general type of work to another is discussed by this approach
the structure of the labor market
the structure of labor markets in different countries tends
to have structures unique to their own economies
when carol advanced from being a sales clerk to being a store manager, she was able to overcome barriers predicted by this approach
the structure of the labor market
in general, unemployment rates in the united states tend to differ
more by race than by gender
in the study of work, gender segregation refers to
the distribution of men and women in different occupations
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
involuntary minority group
in counseling individuals from culturally diverse groups, counselors should be aware of their own
attitudes towards their clients
status attainment theory is an example of a
sociological theory
which of the following is an example of the type of discrimination that women may experience when looking for employment
statistical discrimination
