Question 1

An example of a distal influence on contextual affordances would be ______.&#10;A)anxiety about moving for a job&#10;B)financial concerns about paying for college&#10;C)growing up in an impoverished learning environment&#10;D)having a high car payment

Accepted Answer

Growing up in an impoverished learning environment can have a distal influence on contextual affordances, as it may limit access to resources and opportunities, impacting one's abilities and opportunities later in life. The other options listed may have proximal influences on contextual affordances, such as anxiety about moving for a job impacting one's ability to engage with new contextual affordances in the new location. Financial concerns about paying for college may limit one's access to educational opportunities, but it is still a relatively proximal influence compared to growing up in an impoverished learning environment. Having a high car payment may impact one's financial situation, but it is not directly related to contextual affordances.

Question 2

Low self-efficacy is thought to play what role in women's traditional career choices?&#10;A)It expands career choice to the point of being overwhelming.&#10;B)It limits the range of options.&#10;C)It is responsible for the wage gap between men and women.&#10;D)It is particularly low in the childbearing years.

Accepted Answer

Low self-efficacy is the belief in one's ability to succeed in a particular situation or accomplish a specific task. When women have low self-efficacy in relation to certain careers or fields, they may limit their range of options and choose more traditional roles that they believe are more achievable for them. This can contribute to the gender gap in certain professions and industries.

Question 3

Addy, an 8-year-old young girl, asks to be enrolled in dance lessons because she has seen a ballerina dance on television.Once enrolled, she finds that she enjoys dance, likes the music, and likes being with her friends.Her parents and teachers praise her for taking dance, and she starts to believe that she is good at dance.Based on the social cognitive model, we can predict that ______.

A)she will continue dancing
B)she will become more skillful as she continues dancing
C)continued performance may gain her more praise
D)all of these

D

Accepted Answer

According to the social cognitive model, Addy's behavior (taking dance lessons) is influenced by her observation of a ballerina on TV and by the feedback she receives from her parents and teachers. As she enjoys dance, likes the music and being with her friends, it is likely that she will continue taking dance lessons. Additionally, as she believes she is good at dance, continued performance may gain her more praise, which will reinforce her behavior and potentially lead to more skillful dancing. Therefore, all of the choices are accurate predictions based on the social cognitive model.

Question 4

In SCCT, the question &#34;When will you know that counseling has been successful?&#34; is used to help clients ______.&#10;A)set goals&#10;B)reflect on their feelings&#10;C)interpret assessment data&#10;D)terminate counseling

Accepted Answer

The question "When will you know that counseling has been successful?" is used to help clients set goals for what they hope to achieve in counseling and to determine when they have met those goals, making it easier to terminate counseling.

Question 5

The researchers who first applied Bandura's theory to career choice were ______.&#10;A)Lent and Brown&#10;B)Hackett and Benz&#10;C)Fouad and Swanson&#10;D)Brown and Savickas

Accepted Answer

Hackett and Benz were the researchers who first applied Bandura's social cognitive theory to career choice, focusing on self-efficacy and its impact on career development.

Question 6

Marc is working with a counselor and has recognized that he has two barriers keeping him from moving forward.Marc realizes he still wants to please his father and that he likes to "play it safe." The counselor decides to have Marc complete a decisional balance sheet for the careers he is considering.What will Marc focus on in this exercise?

A)positive consequences related to each alternative
B)negative consequences related to each alternative
C)consequences anticipated for themselves and others for both the short and long term
D)all of these

Accepted Answer

The decisional balance sheet should include all of these aspects to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential consequences related to each alternative. By considering the positive and negative consequences, as well as the short-term and long-term effects on themselves and others, Marc can make a more informed decision about which career path to pursue.

Question 7

Rochelle is seeking a counselor who has asked her to use a card sort.Which three piles have the counselor asked Rochelle to make?&#10;A)occupations that are familiar to her, occupations she knows little about, occupations she wants to explore&#10;B)occupations she considered for herself, occupations her teachers encouraged her to consider, occupations that her family encouraged her to consider&#10;C)occupations that meet interests but not financial needs, occupations that meet financial needs but not interests, occupations that would meet both her interests and financial needs&#10;D)occupations she might choose, occupations she would not choose, occupations &#34;in question&#34;

Accepted Answer

The counselor is likely asking Rochelle to sort occupations into piles based on her preferences: those she might choose, those she would not choose, and those she is uncertain about ("in question"). This helps in understanding her career inclinations and uncertainties.

Question 8

Bandura postulated that the difference between what people know and how they act is mediated by ______.&#10;A)self-esteem&#10;B)self-concept&#10;C)self-evaluation&#10;D)self-efficacy

Accepted Answer

Bandura's theory of social cognitive learning emphasizes the role of self-efficacy, or one's belief in their ability to successfully perform a task, in determining behavior. Therefore, the difference between what people know (knowledge) and how they act (behavior) is mediated by self-efficacy, as individuals with high self-efficacy are more likely to act on their knowledge than those with low self-efficacy.

Question 9

Briefly describe the three basic tenets of career counseling from a social cognitive framework and for each, give an example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

In SCCT, the constructs of gender, race, and disability are all known as ______.&#10;A)background context&#10;B)person inputs&#10;C)culture&#10;D)contextual influences

Accepted Answer

In SCCT, the constructs of gender, race, and disability are known as person inputs. Person inputs refer to individual characteristics and demographic variables that influence a person's beliefs, behaviors, and experiences in their chosen career. The other options may be relevant in other contexts within SCCT, but are not specifically related to the constructs of gender, race, and disability.

Question 11

Mia is considering returning to graduate school to finish her MBA but is worried about her financial stability given her recent divorce.In this case, Mia's worries about her finances represent ______.&#10;A)distal influences&#10;B)proximal influences&#10;C)contextual affordances&#10;D)outcome expectancies

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mia is considering returning to graduate school...

Question 12

In Social Cognitive Career Theory, clients' barriers to pursuing certain career choices are viewed as ______.&#10;A)subjective&#10;B)objective&#10;C)incorrect&#10;D)accurate

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Social Cognitive Career Theory, clients' barriers...

Question 13

The overarching goal of which counseling model is &#34;to help clients make a career choice that corresponds reasonably well with their work personality?&#34;&#10;A)Holland's&#10;B)Super's&#10;C)social cognitive&#10;D)Gottfredson's

Accepted Answer

The answer of The overarching goal of which counseling model...

Deck 11: Social Cognitive Career Theory