PSY 718 M3

Which of the following is not part of the three conceptual foundations of Super's theory?

• Differential psychology

• Developmental psychology

• Organizational psychology

• Psychology of the self-concept

Across Joe's life, he went through the process of exploring, establishing, maintaining, and disengaging from different careers. This experience most resonates with Super's concept of _____.

• career life space

• career life span

• vocational self-concept

• person-environment fit

Jenny, in her later years, now would like to focus on her role as a mother and grandmother in influencing the lives of her family and less time engaged in work. This transition resonates most with Super's concept of _____.

• vocational self-concept

• vocational life space

• vocational life span

• vocational alignment

While people are born with certain biological constitutions, Super refers to the connection between the subjective and objective identity enacted in a vocation as ______.

• vocational self-concept

• vocational life span

• vocational life space

• vocational development

The phenomenological perspective on vocational behavior is most exemplified in Super's conceptualization that ______.

• Individuals synthesize and construct their personality and experiences

• Individuals summarize the tasks for each of the developmental levels

• Individuals portray multiple roles across their life span

• Individuals may recycle in mini-stages across the different life stages

The differential psychology aspect of Super's theory is best demonstrated by his paradigm that _______.

• Individuals undergo specific developmental stages

• Individuals vary in their subjective and objective experiences

• Individuals construct their self-concept out of different factors

• Individuals must create alignment between subjective and objective roles

In addition to being a matching model, Super's theory is also a managing model because _____

• it identifies which characteristics match with the job

• it describes the relationship between the person-environment

• it explains how individuals cultivate a career over time

• it elaborates on the individual-situation interaction

In Super's theory, career maturity refers to an individual's readiness to cope with developmental career stage tasks.

• True

• False

According to Super, self-concept theory explains how individuals develop ideas about who they are in different roles and situations based on their own internal and external information.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an example of an information source for an objective self-concept according to Super?

• results of self-reflection

• results of psychological tests

• feedback from other people

• socially-expected traits and characteristics