Goals and Decision Making

According to the textbook, many people consider ______ goals first, then ______ goals second, and finally ______ goals last, a problematic approach that can lead to feeling restricted in various areas later in life.

• educational, life, career

• educational, career, life

• life, career, educational

• life, educational, career

According to the textbook, the recommended order for considering goals is ______ first, ______ goals second, and ______ goals third.

• career, educational, life

• educational, life, career

• life, career, educational

• career, life, educational

The three types of goals discussed in your textbook as critical for college student to consider are

• educational goals, financial goals, and career goals.

• life goals, educational goals, and career goals.

• career goals, relationship goals, and educational goals.

• life goals, financial goals, and career goals.

Angela will be starting college next year. She has been thinking quite a bit about both her educational goals and her career goals. According to your textbook, however, it is important that she also gives strong consideration to her ______ goals.

• life

• relationship

• status

• retirement

According to your textbook, career goals have little meaning in isolation from educational and life goals. The three steps involved in sound career decision making, in the order suggested in your textbook, are

• considering life goals, educational goals, and career goals.

• considering educational goals, career goals, and life goals.

• considering career goals, educational goals, and life goals.

• considering life goals, career goals, and educational goals.

Madeline is a college student and has not declared a major. According to your textbook, the first thing Madeline should consider is her

According to your textbook, developing educational, life, and career goals is

• a process that typically occurs at multiple points during childhood and adolescence.

• a one-time process occurring during early adolescence.

• a one-time process occurring during early adulthood.

• an ongoing, lifelong process.

Your textbook stresses the importance of assessing your career goals, educational goals, and life goals. People should

• assess career goals first.

• revisit these goals as they have new experiences and their perspective changes.

• only have to assess these goals once if they do so in an honest and thorough way.

• Both a and b

Which of the following is not a career development theory discussed in your textbook?

• relational theory

• developmental theory

• trait theory

• social cognitive career theory

The career development theories discussed in your textbook are

• interest theories, developmental theories, social cognitive career theory, and value theories.

• type theories, reciprocal theories, developmental theories, and social cognitive career theory.

• trait theories, type theories, developmental theories, and social cognitive theory.

• trait theories, mentor theories, balance theories, and type theories.