Chapter 7 Flashcards
You assist a fifth grade math teacher in finding an accountant to discuss how she uses math in her class work and to describe what she does. You talk to the accountant so that she can help students explore math more so that they become more
Curious
If the accountant is very successful in describing what she does, she may become a
key figure
All but one of these activities is appropriate behavior for children after having participated in the class room exercise with the accountant
withdrawing from exploring occupational information
Students who become distracted and have to be disciplined on a field trip to the accountant’s firm may not have yet developed
internal control
Using Piaget’s concepts of cognitive development within Super’s theory, it would be helpful for the accountant to be careful to present material to fifth grader’s that is not too
Abstract
According to Super, the ultimate purpose of childhood activities such as field trips to an accountant’s office is to promote
self-concept
According to Gottsfredson, Carol’s process of self-creation will occur as her social factors such as gender and prestige interact with _____ as she develops her view of her world and of occupations
biological factors
Because Carol grew up in Arizona near a desert, her cognitive map of occupations is less likely to include_____ occupations than if she grew up on the West Coast of the US
Boating
When Carol was four years old, she was impressed by the dry wall panels that her father would occasionally unload from his truck. At that time, she decided that when she grew up she would be a house builder. Carol could be described as being in which stage of circumscription ‘s orientation to
size and power
When Carol was seven she decided that she wanted to be a teacher. She was very much impressed by Ms. Mitchell’s good natured instructional methods that she used in her second grade class. She dropped her interest in construction of houses as she decided that it was a job for boys. Carol could be described as being in which of these stages of circumscription? orientation to
sex roles
When Carol was 11 she decided that she would work in the local auto assembly plant. Her mother’s family worked there for years. None of Carol’s family had gone to college to study business. Carol could be described as being in which of these stages of circumscription. Orientation to
social valuation
Carol is now 15 years old. She has been a very good student in school. Carol has had a job in a drug store where she helped customers. She also discussed managing a drug store with both the store manager and her assistant. She is now considering going to college for business. stage of circumscription:
the internal unique self
According to Gottsfredson, Carol, through her many experiences in and out of school is moving into her own
Niche
When Carol was 11 and had given up teaching as a possible occupation because no one in her family had done a job like that, she was, according to Gottsfredson, considering an occupation what was
outside her tolerable level boundary
Carol, 15, is considering accounting, management, social work, and being a park ranger. At this point, as she considers possible careers, she may need to ____ her choices due to financial circumstances
Compromise
