Test Bank Answers 14e Ch.15 The Challenge Of The Workplace - Test Bank | Challenges of Life Psychology 14e by Spencer A. Rathus. DOCX document preview.
Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Nevid & Rathus, Adjustment Psychology 14th Edition
Chapter Number: Chapter 15
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.
a) in today’s society, our sense of self has little to do with the work that we do
b) if you work full time, chances are that you spend more time with your coworkers and supervisors than with your family and friends
c) work provides a sense of personal fulfillment for many of us
d) work fills time and provides us with opportunities to fill our lives in other ways
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
2) According to your text, usually the first question raised in small talk at social gatherings is ______.
a) "What do you do?"
b) "Where are you from?"
c) "How do you do?"
d) "Why did you move here?"
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
3) The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists about ______ occupations.
a) 5,000
b) 10,000
c) 15,000
d) 20,000
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
4) Most people ______.
a) choose careers that directly mimic the careers of their parents
b) carefully plan out their careers based on self-appraisals of their perceived abilities and personality traits
c) carefully plan out their careers based on extensive psychological testing and guidance from career counselors
d) basically fall into their careers based on what is available at the time
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
5) Each of the following is a factor psychologists have identified in explaining how adolescents choose a career EXCEPT ______.
a) competencies
b) fantasies
c) encoding strategies
d) expectancies
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
6) Dario is a 17-year old who is thinking about what he wants to be when he is older. He thinks, “what am I good at,” and “what can I learn if I try hard?” Dario is considering his ________ as part of his career planning.
a) expectancies
b) competencies
c) encoding strategies
d) reinforcers
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
7) Alvaro is an 18-year old who is very interested in attending nursing school someday. He thought about being a physician, but thinks he’d like working with patients without the strain of medical school. He researches the field and anticipates that there will be an increasing demand for nurses by the time he would finish nursing school. Alvaro is examining his ________ as part of his career planning.
a) self-identity
b) competencies
c) encoding strategies
d) expectancies
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
8) Jenna knows that in order to become an engineer she will have to go to college and then, perhaps, graduate school. She also wants to do some traveling and see the world, but anticipates that if she travels first, she might never go back to school. She decides “school now, travel later.” Jenna’s decision reflects her
a) expectancies.
b) career-identity.
c) self-regulatory system and plans.
d) competencies.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job Difficulty: Easy
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
9) According to your text, the major reason for working is ______.
a) financial
b) for social approval
c) status and power
d) self-fulfillment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
10) Paychecks, fringe benefits, and security in old age all represent ______ motives for working.
a) active
b) extrinsic
c) intrinsic
d) idealistic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
11) The work ethic, self-identity, and self-fulfillment are all examples of ______ motives for working.
a) idealistic
b) extrinsic
c) active
d) intrinsic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
12) Motives involving the pursuit of external rewards, such as money or approval, are ______ motives.
a) peripheral
b) intrinsic
c) tertiary
d) extrinsic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
13) Motives involving the pursuit of internal goals, such as self-satisfaction, are ______ motives.
a) central
b) intrinsic
c) primary
d) extrinsic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
14) Samantha works because she likes the intellectual challenge of her job and the sense of accomplishment she feels after successfully completing a work assignment. Her reasons for working are primarily ______.
a) pragmatic
b) extrinsic
c) active
d) intrinsic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
15) Reed works because he has a family to feed and a mortgage to pay. His reasons for working are primarily ______.
a) idealistic
b) extrinsic
c) active
d) intrinsic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
16) Which of the following is an extrinsic motive for working?
a) the work ethic
b) self-fulfillment
c) security in old age
d) self-worth
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
17) Which of the following is an extrinsic motive for working?
a) the work ethic
b) self-fulfillment
c) a paycheck
d) self-worth
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
18) Which of the following is an intrinsic motive for working?
a) the work ethic
b) a paycheck
c) fringe benefits
d) security in old age
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
19) The belief that we are morally obligated to engage in productive labor and to avoid idleness and laziness is called ______.
a) philanthropy
b) the work ethic
c) the blue-collar mentality
d) the Golden Rule
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
20) Adherents of the work ethic view life without work, even for the financially independent, as ______.
a) justifiable
b) in poor taste
c) unethical
d) the American dream
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
21) A person who thinks as follows: "I AM a lawyer" or I AM a nurse" is focusing on which intrinsic value for working?
a) self-worth
b) self-identity
c) self-fulfillment
d) self-esteem
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
22) People who choose a job or career because it offers them opportunities to express personal needs, interests, and values through their work have focused on which of the following motivations for working?
a) self-worth
b) self-identity
c) self-fulfillment
d) the work ethic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
23) People who work because doing a job well makes them feel good about themselves and their work improves their attitude about themselves are focusing on which intrinsic motive for working?
a) self-worth
b) self-identity
c) self-fulfillment
d) the work ethic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
24) People who work primarily because it introduces them to friends, lovers, or even challenging adversaries are focusing on which intrinsic motive for working?
a) social roles
b) self-fulfillment
c) the work ethic
d) the social values of work
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
25) People who work because it helps them define their function in their community and/or their families are focusing on which intrinsic motive for working?
a) self-worth
b) social role
c) self-fulfillment
d) the work ethic
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
26) Donald Super is known for his theory of ______.
a) work motivation
b) job productivity
c) career development
d) leadership
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
27) Which of the following is the correct sequential order for the stages of Super's theory of vocational development?
a) fantasy, realistic choice, tentative choice, career change, maintenance, retirement
b) tentative choice, career change, fantasy, realistic choice, maintenance, retirement
c) fantasy, realistic choice, maintenance, tentative choice, career change, retirement
d) fantasy, tentative choice, realistic choice, maintenance, career change, retirement
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
28) Chad is 10 years old. He wants to be an astronaut. He bases his choice on his vision of the thrill of riding in a rocket ship. According to Super, he is in the ______ stage of vocational development.
a) fantasy
b) tentative choice
c) realistic choice
d) maintenance
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
29) Romey is in high school. She is in the process of narrowing down her career choices. She is thinking about being an artist because she has artistic talent and likes art, but she isn't sure about many of the specifics involved in becoming a professional artist. According to Super, she is in the ______ stage of vocational development.
a) fantasy
b) tentative choice
c) realistic choice
d) maintenance
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
30) Vincenzo is 20 years old and in his sophomore year in college. He has really narrowed down his career choices to a couple of specialty areas in which there are lucrative positions that will allow him to do things in which he is interested. He has changed his major so that it fits the career direction he is heading toward. According to Super, he is in the ______ stage of vocational development.
a) fantasy
b) tentative choice
c) realistic choice
d) maintenance
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
31) Heather is 32 years old. She is a rising executive at a public-relations firm. She feels that she has really "settled in" to her career now and seeks a bright future ahead. According to Super, she is in the ______ stage of vocational development.
a) fantasy
b) tentative choice
c) realistic choice
d) maintenance
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
32) Workers are most likely to get “trapped” in a dead-end job during Super’s _______ stage of vocational development.
a) fantasy
b) tentative choice
c) realistic choice
d) maintenance
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
33) Many children, when asked what they want to be someday, give answers like astronaut, professional baseball or football player, or President of the United States. These lofty goals reflect Super’s ________ stage of career development.
a) tentative choice
b) fantasy
c) maintenance
d) realistic choice
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
34) Magathy has been working as a bookkeeper in a legal office for the last 15 years, but now feels that she could do better as an independent bookkeeper working for multiple firms. She leaves her position, establishes her own business, hires several accountants, and begins looking for multiple clients. “I want to work smarter, not harder,” she tells her husband. Magathy is in the ________ stage of Super’s career development theory.
a) tentative choice
b) realistic choice
c) maintenance
d) career change
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
35) Beyond age 17 or so, vocational choices tend to become ______ narrowed and ______ realistic.
a) less; less
b) less; more
c) more; less
d) more; more
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
36) Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.
a) most workers today put in their time until age 65 in the hope of retirement
b) today it is the norm, rather than the exception, for people to switch jobs more than once
c) vocational interests are stable over time, especially after the college years
d) many workers seek fulfillment in the workplace and remain ambitious often into late adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
37) A ______ is a summary of your background that is intended to convince a hiring manager that you are qualified for the position and that interviewing you will be a worthwhile investment.
a) cover letter
b) reference list
c) résumé
d) heading
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
38) Each of the following is true of a résumé EXCEPT ______.
a) it should have a photograph of you attached to it
b) it is intended to convince a hiring manager that you are well qualified for the position for which you are applying
c) it should maintain a serious tone
d) it should be neat, complete, legible, and compatible with the job’s requirements
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
39) Your résumé should consist of each of the following EXCEPT ______.
a) a summary of your educational background
b) a summary of your work experience
c) your salary/pay and benefits expectations
d) a list of references
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
40) According to your text, you may want to omit the ______ from your résumé.
a) heading
b) educational information
c) statement of your job objectives
d) personal information
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
41) Each of the following should be included in your cover letter EXCEPT ______.
a) an explanation of the purpose of the letter
b) a summary of your educational background
c) a request for an interview or other response to the letter
d) a statement of desired salary and geographic limitations
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
42) Which of the following is NOT a required component of a cover letter listed in your text?
a) an explanation of the purpose of the letter
b) a statement that references will be sent upon request
c) a request for an interview or other response to the letter
d) a statement of desired salary and geographic limitations
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
43) A job interview is ______.
a) neither a social occasion nor a test
b) a social occasion, not a test
c) a test, not a social occasion
d) both a social occasion and a test
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
44) According to your text, you should do each of the following in an interview EXCEPT ______.
a) maintain alert, but friendly eye contact with the interviewer
b) try to anticipate the interviewer’s questions
c) try to do most of the talking in the interview
d) dress well and look your best
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
45) Which of the following is NOT one of the developmental tasks in taking a job discussed in your text?
a) finding ways to delegate responsibilities and job tasks
b) making the transition from school to the workplace
c) accepting your subordinate status within the organization or profession
d) finding a sponsor or mentor to "show you the ropes"
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
46) In the future of the American workplace, which of the following is NOT a quality that will be specifically valued?
a) specialty is skills
b) ability to balance work and family lives
c) experience
d) networks of people
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
47) Which trend in the future of the workplace may leave some people behind?
a) increased reliance on robotics and artificial intelligence
b) a higher requirement of college degrees for entry level positions
c) a sinking minimum wage
d) telecommuting and e-commerce
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
48) In which of the following areas is there predicted to be the highest number of new jobs by the year 2026?
a) construction laborers
b) medical assistants
c) registered nurses
d) personal care aides
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
49) According to a study by Workplace of the Future (2018) most people feel ________ when asked how the future of work will apply to them.
a) uninterested
b) worried
c) confident
d) excited
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
50) The U.S. government anticipates that the highest number of new jobs that emerge in the future will be in the ________ industries.
a) health care
b) technology
c) service-producing
d) manual labor
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
51) The degree to which workers have positive feelings toward their jobs is ______.
a) worker optimism
b) job enrichment
c) job satisfaction
d) job synergy
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
52) Control at work is an important element of ______.
a) job satisfaction, but not employees’ health and sense of well-being
b) employees’ health and sense of well-being, but not job satisfaction
c) employees’ health and job satisfaction, but not their sense of well-being
d) employees’ job satisfaction, health, and sense of well-being
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
53) When workers have a sense of personal control over what they do, they are ______ likely to be satisfied and are ______ to remain in their jobs.
a) less, less
b) less, more
c) more, less
d) more, more
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
54) Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.
a) job satisfaction depends more on the job duties than the worker’s personality
b) genetic factors may influence whether people are satisfied with their jobs
c) a person’s attributional style affects job satisfaction
d) a sense of personal control is important to job satisfaction
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
55) Each of the following is related to greater job satisfaction EXCEPT ______.
a) a sunny disposition
b) emotional stability
c) a high IQ
d) general life satisfaction
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
56) Workers who have ______ attributional style prefer to have someone else take control of their jobs.
a) a positive
b) a negative
c) a stable
d) an unstable
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
57) Evidence on efforts to increase the quality of work life for workers indicates that they ______.
a) make workers happier, but have little impact on productivity or worker commitment to the company
b) typically have not worked. Workers were no happier and productivity did not increase
c) often result in increases in productivity
d) cost too much for the slight gains in productivity they produce
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
58) Increased job satisfaction is associated with ______ employee absenteeism and ______ employee turnover.
a) lower, lower
b) higher, lower
c) lower, higher
d) higher, higher
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
59) Increased job satisfaction is associated with ______ quality of work life and ______ productivity.
a) lower, lower
b) higher, lower
c) lower, higher
d) higher, higher
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
60) Methods such as improved recruitment and placement, training and instruction, goal setting, and work redesign have resulted in ______.
a) no gains in either worker satisfaction or productivity
b) improved worker satisfaction, but no gains in productivity
c) improved productivity, but no gains in worker satisfaction
d) improvements in worker satisfaction and productivity
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
61) ______ criticism is necessary for workers to improve.
a) Neither constructive nor destructive
b) Constructive, but not destructive
c) Destructive, but not constructive
d) Both constructive and destructive
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
62) According to your text, which of the following workers is most likely to receive the best evaluation from a supervisor?
a) a well-liked worker who works hard but makes mistakes
b) an unliked worker who works hard and does the job well
c) a well-liked worker who doesn’t work very hard but does the job well
d) an unliked worker who doesn’t work hard and makes mistakes
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Evaluation
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
63) According to your text, which of the following workers is most likely to receive the worst evaluation from a supervisor?
a) a well-liked worker who works hard but makes mistakes
b) an unliked worker who works hard and but doesn’t do the job well
c) a well-liked worker who doesn’t work very hard but does the job well
d) an unliked worker who doesn’t work hard but does the job well
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Evaluation
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
64) According to your text, when evaluating employees, supervisors tend to focus LEAST on which of the following?
a) employee attitude
b) employee effort
c) employee success at achieving targeted behaviors
d) how likable or personable the employee is
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
65) Which types of goals appears to enhance productivity the most?
a) easy, nonchallenging goals that require little effort
b) moderate but nonchallenging goals
c) high, challenging, but attainable goals
d) goals slightly higher than what is really attainable, which always push workers to try a little harder, no matter how hard they actually try
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
66) According to your text, unfair financial compensation or financial compensation that rewards the unproductive as much or more than the productive workers results in ______.
a) higher productivity, despite worker dissatisfaction
b) increased desire by employees to move into management
c) no measurable effect on employees
d) demoralization of employees
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
67) A modification of one’s work schedule from the standard 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to meet personal needs is called ______.
a) comp time
b) flextime
c) a rotating shift
d) horizontal job loading
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
68) A "mother's shift," four 10-hour day work weeks, and scheduling someone's hours around other outside commitments are all examples of ______.
a) work redesign
b) peripheral timing
c) stimulus control
d) flextime
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
69) The link between productivity and job satisfaction is ______.
a) nonexistent
b) modest
c) moderately strong
d) extremely strong
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
70) Which of the following is NOT a category of stressors in the workplace discussed in your text?
a) physical environment
b) individual stressors
c) emotional stressors
d) organizational stressors
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
71) Which of the following is NOT a category of outcomes of stress in the workplace?
a) subjective
b) objective
c) cognitive
d) health
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
72) Wilhelm is physically and psychologically exhausted. His total lack of mental and physical energy is due to constantly overcommitting himself to his work. He is suffering from what most psychologists call ______.
a) the phi phenomenon
b) role ambiguity
c) role overload
d) burnout
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
73) Each of the following is true of people who are at high risk of developing burnout EXCEPT ______.
a) they tend to be incompetent and inefficient in their work habits
b) they are often workaholics who overextend themselves
c) they tend to be the most dedicated workers
d) they often have high levels of role ambiguity, role overload, or role conflict
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
74) Edgar faces too many competing demands for his time. He feels pulled in about nine different directions at once, and doesn’t have the time or energy to meet any of the competing demands he is facing. He is experiencing role-______.
a) conflict
b) ambiguity
c) overload
d) diffusion
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
75) Esme is constantly trying to do too many things for her available time because she just can’t say no to anyone. She keeps promising she will tell the next person no, but when that person asks for his help, she caves in. She is experiencing role-______.
a) conflict
b) ambiguity
c) overload
d) diffusion
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
76) Rosslyn is exhausted from constantly trying to be all things to all people. She tries to please everyone no matter how unsure she is of what they really want from her. She is experiencing role-______ .
a) conflict
b) ambiguity
c) overload
d) diffusion
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
77) Each of the following is a warning sign of burnout EXCEPT ______.
a) loss of energy and feelings of exhaustion
b) inability to get irritated by or angry about anything anymore
c) difficulty concentrating
d) loss of motivation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
78) Which of the following best summarizes the state of progress toward gender equality in the workplace?
a) Things have actually gotten worse.
b) Things have remained relatively unchanged.
c) Progress has been made but inequalities still exist.
d) Virtually all major areas of inequality have been eliminated.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
79) Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.
a) many women experience discrimination in the workplace
b) women tend to face greater role overload than men
c) women on average still earn less than men
d) women have greater “quit rates” than men in the same job categories
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
80) The main reason American women work is to ______.
a) support their family
b) meaningfully structure their time
c) meet new people
d) find self-fulfillment
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
81) About ______ percent of women with children under 18 are employed outside the home.
a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
d) 80
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
82) Since the 1960s, American working dads have _______ their contribution to household chores.
a) reduced by half
b) shown no increases in
c) doubled
d) tripled
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
83) In psychology, women account for ______ percent of new doctorate recipients.
a) 33
b) 55
c) 77
d) 99
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
84) The earnings gap refers to ______.
a) the difference in wages or earning power between men and women
b) the difference between what people feel they deserve to be paid and that they are really paid
c) the difference between the wages one earns before retirement and what he or she receives in social security payments after retirement
d) the difference between a person's take-home pay and what he or she receives in unemployment benefits if laid off or fired
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
85) The traditional wage gap between men’s and women’s earnings has ______ in recent years.
a) narrowed
b) not changed
c) fluctuated
d) widened
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
86) Overall, women earn ______.
a) about one-half the income of men
b) 80 to 90percent of the income
c) the same income as men
d) slightly more income than men
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
87) Good, solid wages by both partners are associated with each of the following EXCEPT ______.
a) lower likelihood of divorce
b) greater well-being in the children
c) higher marital satisfaction
d) more jealousy by the male spouse
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
88) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the earnings gap?
a) Women still work in traditionally low-paying occupations.
b) Men with graduate degrees are more likely than women to gravitate toward higher-paying specialties.
c) Even in similar job areas, men are given higher-paying, more responsible positions.
d) Women aren't physically capable of handling the manual labor required in the high-paying construction jobs held by many men.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
89) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the earnings gap?
a) Women still work in traditionally low-paying occupations.
b) Outright discrimination against women accounts for some of the gap.
c) Men are more likely to be in positions of power because they have been employed longer.
d) Women aren't physically capable of handling the manual labor required in the high-paying construction jobs held by many men.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
90) Which of the following is NOT listed in your text as a measure to help reduce the earnings gap?
a) subscribe to the importance of networking
b) increasing job flexibility and providing childcare facilities
c) negotiate salary and benefits
d) increasing the number of lawsuits against employers who discriminate against women
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
91) Your text describes which of the following techniques to improve career decision making?
a) rational restructuring
b) stimulus control
c) systematic desensitization
d) a balance sheet
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
92) Which of the following is NOT a type of information needed to make satisfying career decisions?
a) intellectual and educational appropriateness
b) intrinsic factors
c) extrinsic factors
d) response factors
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
93) A test, described in your text, that shows general levels of intellectual functioning and specifically measures such skills as mathematical, verbal, and spatial-relations skills is the ______.
a) WAIS
b) Myers-Briggs
c) SCII
d) RAS
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
94) One of the two most widely used intelligence tests is the ______.
a) WAIS
b) MMPI
c) WPPSI
d) SCII
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
95) One of the two most widely used intelligence tests is the ______.
a) SVIB
b) MMPI
c) WPPSI
d) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
96) In the text, Emily's counselor indicated that the best predictor of future behavior is ______.
a) an IQ score
b) an SAT score
c) future desires
d) past behavior
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
97) A commonly used test used to measure psychological needs is the ______.
a) SCII
b) WAIS
c) EPPS
d) WISC
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
98) As part of her career exploration, Janet goes to a counselor who gives her a test. This test pairs numbers of statements and asks her to choose which statement is more descriptive of herself. Her answers are then used to calculate scores on several different scales of psychological needs. The test Janet took is the ______.
a) TAT
b) WAIS
c) EPPS
d) MMPI
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
99) A psychological trait or need characterized by caring for people (or other living organisms) and/or rearing them is ______.
a) affiliation
b) extraversion
c) introversion
d) nurturance
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
100) Each of the following is a method discussed in your text for preventing burnout EXCEPT ______.
a) block out your negative feelings
b) set reasonable goals
c) take time for yourself
d) build supportive relationships
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
101) Each of the following is a method discussed in your text for preventing burnout EXCEPT ______.
a) establish your priorities
b) take things one day at a time
c) share your feelings
d) don’t think about your health
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
102) John Holland's theory of vocational types identified ______ different personal styles and matching vocational fields.
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
103) Irwin is a concrete thinker. He is mechanically oriented and interested in jobs that involve motor activity such as farming, carpentry, and auto mechanics. According to Holland's theory, Irwin is a(n) ______ type.
a) realistic
b) investigative
c) enterprising
d) conventional
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
104) Rita tends to be abstract in her thinking. She is creative, introverted, and would rather spend an evening playing chess or solving a mystery than going to a party. She is interested in becoming a research scientist or a university professor. According to Holland's theory, she is a(n) ______ type.
a) realistic
b) artistic
c) investigative
d) enterprising
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
105) Shawnelle is creative, emotional, intuitive, nonconforming, and more interested in her personal feelings than in intellectual pursuits. She dreams of being an interior design consultant. According to Holland's theory, she is a(n) ______ type.
a) social
b) artistic
c) enterprising
d) conventional
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
106) Edwin is extroverted and oriented toward helping others. He has high verbal ability and strong needs for affiliation. He is working toward a career in counseling. According to Holland's theory, he is a(n) ______ type.
a) social
b) artistic
c) enterprising
d) conventional
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
107) Brenda is adventurous, impulsive, extroverted, and domineering. She is a natural leader and has a thriving career as a real-estate developer. She likes working with other people, but only in situations where she is in control. According to Holland's theory, she is a(n) ______ type.
a) social
b) realistic
c) enterprising
d) artistic
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
108) Quincy has high self-control, a strong need for order, high desire for social approval, and enjoys a predictable routine. Creativity is NOT one of his strengths. He is in college studying to be an accountant. According to Holland's theory, he is a(n) ______ type.
a) realistic
b) social
c) investigative
d) conventional
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
Question type: True-False
109) Many of us fall into careers because of what is available at the time.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
110) For most people, the major reason for working is self-fulfillment.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
111) The work ethic holds that we are morally obligated to engage in productive labor.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
112) In Super’s model of career development, the final stage is called career change.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
113) Although people often switch jobs, they tend to maintain the same interests and look for jobs that reflect those interests.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
114) More and more workers are putting in their time until the age of 65 in the hope of retiring.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
115) You should develop a “generic” résumé that you can use to apply for all positions.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
116) Women who wear perfume to interviews may be less likely to get the job than women who do not.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
117) In the future, many workers are expected to seek to work for organizations whose values are different than their own.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
118) The highest growth rate for new careers between now and 2026 will be in the renewable energy sector.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
119) In the future, although emerging technologies will destroy many jobs, new jobs will be created.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
120) Most people report that they are very worried about the future of the career market in the United States.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
121) Work provides a major opportunity for personal growth.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
122) Increased job satisfaction decreases employee turnover and absenteeism.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
123) Even constructive criticism saps workers motivation and self-efficacy expectancies.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
124) Evaluators tend to appraise worker performance objectively on the basis of how well the workers do, not how much they like them.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
125) Efficient, skillful employees are evaluated more highly than hard-working employees who must struggle to get the job done.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
126) Allowing employees to piece together their own work schedules is demoralizing to workers and interferes with productivity.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
127) The most apathetic workers are most likely to experience job burnout.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
128) Company efforts to decrease stress, such as offering counseling, gyms, and exercise breaks, have not been shown to have any measurable effects on workers’ stress levels.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
129) The typical American woman who works and has children at home experiences role overload.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
130) Despite the narrowing of the gender gap in earnings, women overall still earn only half the income of men.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
131) Anybody who has the ability to get ahead would be satisfied with prestigious vocations such as college professor, psychologist, physician, or lawyer.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
Question type: Essay
132) List and briefly discuss the four components that adolescents consider when thinking about their future career paths.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
133) Compare and contrast the various intrinsic and extrinsic motives for working.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Analysis
Section Reference 1: Career Development
134) Identify and briefly explain Super's stages of vocational development.
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Career Development
135) Explain what a résumé and a cover letter are, and provide a detailed description of what each should, or should not, contain.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
136) Summarize, in detail, the things you should do to make a good impression at a job interview.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Career Development
137) Identify and discuss the various developmental tasks in taking a new job.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Discuss career development, focusing on social cognitive career theory, motives for working, the stages of career development, and getting a job
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Career Development
138) Discuss several components regarding the future of the American workplace, according to the Workforce of the Future (2018) study.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Discuss the ways in which the workplace will change in the coming decades
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: The Changing Workplace
139) Describe the various measures that can be taken to enhance job satisfaction.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
140) Identify the various sources of stress in the workplace. Describe their effects, including burnout, and explain what steps can be taken to cope with job stress.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
141) Describe discrepancies in pay and promotion for women in the workplace. Identify and explain the steps that can be taken to improve the workplace for women.
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the various elements in adjusting to the workplace, including job satisfaction and managing stress in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Adjustment in the Workplace
142) Explain what a balance sheet is and describe how it can be used to enhance the process of making career decisions.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
143) Identify at least two psychological tests that could be useful in the career decision-making process and explain how psychological tests can help us make better career decisions.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace
144) Describe the six coping styles proposed in Holland's theory and explain how certain coping styles "fit" better in certain occupations than in others.
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Describe the history and experiences of women in the workplace
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Women in the Workplace