Interest

Question 1

What came out of the Yokum study?

Answer 1

1. Interest similarity among those working in the same environment
2. Similarities extended beyond work interest

Question 2

What are some examples of Basic Interests? And what is important to know?

Answer 2

Nature/Agriculture (R), Science/Math (I), Writing/Drama (A), Counseling/Teaching (S), Politics/Sales (E), and Finance/Bookkeeping (C)
Its important because there is a CIRCULAR relation to each… like RIASEC, the Nature/Agricultural is more similar to Science/Math than to Counseling/Teaching

Question 3

What are higher order interests?

Answer 3

RIASEC

Question 4

What are two higher order dimensions?

Answer 4

1. Things (R) vs. People (S)

2. Abstract vs. Concrete = Abstract is working with ideas and Concrete is working with Data; I - A= ideas, C -E =Data

Question 5

Before 10th grade what factors held? And after 10th grade what do they ‘morph’ into?

Answer 5

1. Boy and girl activities
2. School and non-school activities
   a. boy and girl activities morphed into Things vs. People
   b. school and non-school activities morphed into data vs. ideas

Question 6

What are the three ways to assess interest…values/needs… and abilities?

Answer 6

1. Expressed interest
2. Manifested interest (what hobbies do you like?)
3. Inventoried interest assessments

Question 7

What is the best way to interpret scores? And why?

Answer 7

Using normative interpretation (compared to other people who have taken the same test), because it provides greater practical utility than using raw scores or ratio scale.