Deck 3: Should You Major in Psychology

Question 1

The Holland Code that corresponds to fit with a career in psychology is:

A) realistic, conventional, enterprising.
B) social, investigative, artistic.
C) social, realistic, artistic.
D) enterprising, investigative, social.

Answer 1

social, investigative, artistic.

Question 2

What curricular reality is a challenge for many psychology majors?

A) The majority of courses will be about science rather than clinical issues.
B) The statistical requirements in the major are not very challenging.
C) Students do not get to take methods courses until graduate school.
D) All students are required to take abnormal and other clinical courses.

Answer 2

The majority of courses will be about science rather than clinical issues.

Question 3

What is the primary emphasis of liberal arts education?

A) preparation for the technical work force
B) improving the quality of thinking skills
C) providing in-depth study of specialized subject areas
D) getting ready for professional positions

Answer 3

improving the quality of thinking skills

Question 4

What if you end up with a Holland code that doesn't match what most psychologists have as their Holland code?

A) You should probably look for another major.
B) You can become a psychologist but you probably won't be happy in the work.
C) Your code does not have to match, as the Holland score does not guarantee good fit.
D) You should work on changing your values so that they match the psychologist's preferred Holland code.

Question 5

Why is keeping a journal about what is good and bad regarding your summer or part-time work a good idea to help you choose a career path?

A) It improves your professional writing skills.
B) It helps you identify the key things you may want in your job after graduation.
C) It increases your analytic abilities.
D) It gives you an outlet for complaining privately so you won't get in trouble at work.

Question 6

What distinguishes the premature foreclosure psychology major?

A) They are students who do their work well before posted deadlines.
B) They are majors who leave psychology after one semester for other options.
C) They are students who commit to the major before understanding what the major truly involves.
D) They are students who despise the science components of the major.

Question 7

Those who have a _____ tend to spend more time at work than those in other work-related designations.

A) vocation
B) career
C) profession
D) job

Question 8

If you manage yourself and your obligations well, psychologists would say you have good self-:

A) regulation.
B) actualization.
C) denial.
D) aggrandizement.

Question 9

What is a solid rationale for choosing a major in which you have strong intrinsic interests?

A) You'll be satisfying others who have an interest in your future.
B) You'll be rewarded by external forces for pursuing the major.
C) You'll be more strongly motivated to invest yourself in learning.
D) You'll draw support from colleagues who will encourage you to do your best.

Question 10

What approach did psychologist John Holland take in evaluating career options?

A) He recommended looking at past employment successes and finding similar contexts for long-term employment.
B) He used inkblots to identify subconscious leanings in career choices.
C) He relied on identifying personality traits that matched to particular occupations.
D) He recommended in-depth interviews with human resource officials.

Question 11

When your loved ones object to your choice of a psychology major, most often their concerns focus on what type of concerns?

A) logistical
B) economic
C) aesthetic
D) spiritual

Question 12

How are psychology majors who understand efficient memory process likely to study for exams?

A) They will distribute their study over time rather than cram the night before.
B) They engage in massed practice right before the exam occurs.
C) They will form study groups with students of various learning levels.
D) They will trust that the most important points will stand out without excessive study.

Question 13

According to research in positive psychology, at about what income level does additional money not facilitate additional happiness?

A) $35,000
B) $50,000
C) $75,000
D) $100,000

Question 14

Rob is profoundly satisfied with his profession as a school counselor because it gives him an opportunity to produce meaning in his life. His work would probably BEST be classified as a:

A) job.
B) career.
C) profession.
D) vocation.

Question 15

What characteristic distinguishes the psychology major's communication skills?

A) They are likely to overthink their interactions.
B) They are likely to tread carefully around individual diversity differences.
C) They tend to overuse psychological jargon to communicate simple ideas.
D) They jump into solving problems because of their confidence in interpreting the motives of others.

Question 16

According to Holland's framework, what kind of individuals prefer order and clearcut, concrete tasks?

A) enterprising
B) realistic
C) conventional
D) social

Question 17

Being able to adopt the perspective of others is referred to as:

A) telepathy.
B) self-efficacy.
C) empathy.
D) hypersensitivity.

Question 18

When you fail to look for evidence that weakens or disconfirms what you already believe, you are committing:

A) a Type 1 error.
B) overgeneralization.
C) hindsight bias.
D) confirmation bias.

Question 19

What conclusion has research in positive psychology drawn regarding the relationship between happiness and money?

A) Making more money doesn't necessarily make you happier.
B) People who have little money are profoundly unhappy.
C) The more money you make, the happier you will be.
D) Only people with large savings accounts are genuinely happy.

Question 20

If students are unsuccessful in another major and choose psychology as the next best option because it's perceived as easy, they are referred to as _____ psychology majors.

A) anti-science
B) premature-foreclosure
C) driftwood
D) refuge

Question 21

What are Holland's six personal orientations? Briefly describe each one.

Question 22

What are some of the side benefits associated with majoring in psychology?

Question 23

What factors influence the choice of a college major?

Question 24

What labels are used to categorize the types of psychology majors who should actually major in some other discipline?

Question 25

How does a job differ from a career or a vocation?

Question 26

In what ways do nontraditional-aged psychology majors often differ from students in their late teens to early twenties?

Question 27

List Holland's six work environments and give a sample career representing each one.

Question 28

Why do higher salaries not necessarily translate into greater levels of happiness?

Question 29

Why is seeing meaning in a career or college major important?

Question 30

What personal issues and preferences should people consider before making a career choice?