Career Theory

        PASS SCORE: 70% (7 of 10 questions below)


        Question 1:  The modern theory of career exploration was developed in the:

        a) 1940's
        b) 1950's
        c) 1960's
        d) 1970's

        Question 2:  The Career Exploration Survey (CES) assessment was originally developed for:

        a) Older adults approaching retirement
        b) The Unemployed
        c) Workers with Disabilities
        d) Young Adults

        Question 3:  According to the Social Learning Paradigm, vicarious career exploration reinforcement and modeling have a positive impact on the amount and frequency of career exploratory behavior.

        a) True
        b) False

        Question 4:  Which of the following aspects can increase the probability of career exploration by individuals:

        a) Psychological confidence
        b) Self-direction
        c) Positive feelings about the "self"
        d) All of the above

        Question 5:  According to Bowlby's Attachment Theory, which parameter of the list below is closely associated with successful career exploration:

        a) Secure-based and supportive familial relationships
        b) Familial backgrounds that stressed independence
        c) Familial members that served as role models
        d) A familial history of unemployment

        Question 6:  Adopting a specific domain approach in the assessment of identity and level of career indecision are better predictors of exploration than sex, age, or eduction.

        a) True
        b) False

        Question 7:  Researchers have shown that the process of career exploration can be influenced by the nature of which of the following:

        a) Historical
        b) Social/Economical
        c) Cultural Opportunities
        d) All of the above

        Question 8:  Empirical evidence is inconclusive as to the relationship between gender and career exploration preferences:

        a) True
        b) False

        Question 9:  Which students have been found to score significantly higher on career exploration:

        a) Urban
        b) Suburban

        Question 10:  Because career exploration attitudes and behaviors are a product of the individual interface with the society, both individual and social dimensions must be considered in intervention.

        a) True
        b) False

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