Concerns about career research include all of the following except:
a. too little research on grade school children.
b. too little research on people with disabilities, and LGBTQ community.
c. over focus on white, middle class males, making generalization difficult.
d. over focus on poor minority adolescents, adding to stereotypes.
Q. 2Counselor X comments on Rita's self-observation generalizations about Rita's view of her previous work experiences. Counselor X is most likely conceptualizing from the point of view of:
a. Krumboltz's social learning theory.
b. social cognitive career theory.
c. work adjustment theory.
d. cognitive information processing theory.
Q. 3Findings of research on the communication of testing results suggest that:
a. there has been no research on the communication of testing results
b. absolute interpretations are perceived by clients as more helpful than tentative interpretations
c. clients tend to prefer receiving results individually rather than in a group context
d. individual interpretation of test results is less expensive than group interpretation.
Q. 4Trait-and-factor career matching methods are a good first step; however, Hansen (2001) feels it:
a. is best used online.
b. relies too much on test-and-tell.
c. misses the complexity of good career counseling.
d. fails to provide adequate focus on personality.
Q. 5Ona is considering entering occupational therapy. She has read about occupational therapy and has talked to two occupational therapists that her mother knows. According to Krumboltz, this is an example of a(an):
a. instrumental learning experience.
b. associative learning experience.
c. none of these.
d. task-approach skill.
Q. 6When communicating and interpreting appraisal results with clients, the focus should be on:
a. thoroughly explaining the constructs measured by the assessment
b. gathering client feedback on the assessment competencies of the counselor
c. responding to client questions and reactions
d. describing what the client's scores mean
Q. 7Instead of completing one 3-hour career class typical of most master's programs, Harris-Bowlsbey (2003) would like to see career counselors:
a. have master's programs designed just for career services.
b. take four 3-hour courses.
c. take two 3-hour courses.
d. take three 3-hour courses.
Q. 8Phyllis has learned about being a manufacturer's representative by hearing her mother make sales calls from home. According to Krumboltz, this is an example of a(an):
a. associative learning experience.
b. none of these.
c. instrumental learning experience.
d. random skills.
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