Chapter 9: Super’s Developmental Theory

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which theorist used a rainbow to illustrate his or her career theory?

A. Holland

B. Super

C. Gottfredson

D. Bandura

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. According to Super, the vocational choice is an implementation of ______.

A. personality

B. self-concept

C. self-esteem

D. free will

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Which of the following is NOT a life role proposed by Super?

A. homemaker

B. child

C. leisurite

D. parent

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Directions and Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. The term life space refers to what?

A. our physical environment

B. our economic environment

C. the roles we play

D. our personal relationships

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. According to your text, the developmental career theories tend to view career choice as ______, whereas person–environment fit theories tend to view career choice as ______.

A. a process; an event

B. an event; a process

C. permanent; temporary

D. temporary; permanent

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Which theory has been especially influential in shaping how school counselors work with students individually, in small groups, and in classrooms to explore careers?

A. Super’s

B. Holland’s

C. Gottfredson’s

D. TWA

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. True or false: According to Super’s theory, there is one ideal occupation for each individual.

A. True. There is an ideal fit between a specific person and a specific job, although only a few people find this match.

B. True. The purpose of career assessment is to help people discover their ideal match.

C. False. People may have characteristics appropriate for multiple occupations.

D. False. Because occupations are not people, no one can specify a good for a particular occupation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Career maturity involves both cognitive factors and what other factors?

A. intellectual

B. attitudinal

C. emotional

D. social

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introductory Review

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Which of the following is NOT a task of the Growth stage?

A. becoming concerned about the future

B. convincing oneself to achieve in school and at work

C. establishing mature relationships

D. acquiring competent work habits

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Childhood

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The tasks of crystallizing, specifying, and actualizing a career choice occur in what stage?

A. growth

B. exploration

C. establishment

D. maintenance

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Adolescence/Early Adulthood

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. The model of counseling that is based on Super’s theory is ______.

A. career development assessment and counseling model

B. culturally congruent career counseling model

C. developmentally appropriate career counseling model

D. life space/life span counseling model

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Directions and Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Which statement is the most accurate according to Super?

A. Multiple roles enrich life.

B. Multiple roles overburden life.

C. Multiple roles can enrich life or overburden life.

D. Multiple roles neither enrich life nor overburden it. A person’s attitude determines level of burden.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assessment of Life Space and Work-Role Salience

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. List and describe the five maxicycles, as developed by Super. Reflecting on the case of Leslie, provide some analysis of how Leslie is navigating these stages.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Conceptualizing Leslie’s Present Situation

Difficulty Level: Medium