Current research indicates that in the last 50 years, gender differences in career development have
a. disappeared entirely.
b. intensified, with women today more often choosing to be full time homemakers.
c. changed in some ways, but remained the same in others, particularly in that women still give greater priority to their role as caregiver, and men still give greater priority to their role as breadwinner.
d. changed in some ways, particularly in that men now typically share equally in housework and child care when both a husband and wife have careers.
Q. 2In studies of problem discussion and conflict management between partners, individuals with which type of attachment style are most likely to report feeling hostile and angry after a discussion session?
a. Avoidant.
b. Anxious-ambivalent.
c. Secure.
d. There are no differences.
Q. 3Hillary is a 19-year-old college freshman. If she is typical of most college students today, which of the following is her most important reason for attending college?
a. To get a better job.
b. To find a spouse.
c. To work on self-development.
d. To construct a philosophy of life.
Q. 4Research on job satisfaction indicates which of the following?
a. Job satisfaction is more closely related to monetary compensation than to any other variable.
b. Job satisfaction is most closely related to sociability, with sociable individuals more likely to be satisfied with any job.
c. How well personality characteristics match the demands of a job is an important ingredient in job satisfaction.
d. Job satisfaction actually has nothing to do with how well personality characteristics match the demands of the job.
Q. 5____________ indicates an overt expression that someone wants to kill themselves.
a) Suicidal ideation
b) Suicidal intent
c) Suicidal threat
d) Suicidal plan
Q. 6According to Holland's description of modal personal orientations, Danielle has an enterprising style, she is sociable, domineering, energetic, ambitious, talkative, optimistic, and assertive.
According to Holland's theory of career development, Danielle's career counselor should
a. work with Danielle to change her style, especially her domineering and assertive characteristics.
b. work with Danielle to encourage self-awareness so that she can match her career choice to her existing style.
c. encourage Danielle to recognize that she will probably have very few career opportunities.
d. encourage Danielle to explore other personal orientations before she settles on a career.
Q. 7In Super's developmental approach to career satisfaction, he argues that an individual's vocational self-concept evolves over time. What is the career development stage that usually characterizes adolescents and young adults?
a. The growth stage.
b. The establishment stage.
c. The exploratory stage.
d. The maintenance stage.
Q. 8Andrea is an adult with an anxious-ambivalent attachment style. Consistent with her attachment style, what is most likely to be true of Andrea's romantic relationship?
a. She is likely to report a lack of trust in her relationship.
b. Her relationships are likely to be less stable than those of women with other kinds of attachment styles.
c. She is likely to feel less dependent on her relationship than women with other kinds of attachment styles.
d. She is likely to report greater trust in her partner than women with other kinds of attachment styles.
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