CVE Career Counseling & Guidance 3

Question 1

The Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA) predicts job satisfaction based on the correspondence between:

Accepted Answer

A worker's vocational needs and reinforcers available in the work environment

Answer

TWA posits that job satisfaction results from the match between a worker's needs/values and the reinforcers the job provides.

Question 2

When providing career guidance to a client from a collectivist cultural background, the vocational evaluator should:

Accepted Answer

Recognize that family and community input may be integral to the client's career decision-making

Answer

Collectivist cultures often involve family and community in major decisions, and acknowledging this is culturally responsive practice.

Question 3

The O*NET system is primarily used in vocational evaluation to:

Accepted Answer

Provide occupational information including skills, tasks, work values, and labor market data

Answer

O*NET is the U.S. Department of Labor's database providing comprehensive occupational information used for career exploration and matching.

Question 4

A vocational evaluator notices that a client consistently underestimates their own abilities and avoids pursuing careers that match their assessed skill level. This pattern is most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Low occupational self-efficacy

Answer

Low occupational self-efficacy, as described by Bandura and applied by Hackett and Betz, causes individuals to avoid careers they are capable of pursuing.

Question 5

In Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise, 'circumscription' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The process of eliminating career options that conflict with one's self-concept regarding gender and prestige

Answer

Circumscription is the progressive narrowing of acceptable occupational alternatives based on developing concepts of gender roles and social class.

(CVE) Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist Practice Test

(CVE) Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist Practice Test

CVE Career Counseling & Guidance 3