Question 1

Who is most likely to experience burnout?

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A)   Michael, who is a factory worker
B)   Natalie, who is a freelance worker
C)   Tom, who is a psychologist
D)   Juliana, who is a musician

Question 2

Julie is a female lawyer who has a mentor. Compared to her female colleagues who have no mentors, Julie is more likely to

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A)   consider changing occupations.
B)   experience more work-family conflict.
C)   be less intent to continue to practice law.
D)   make more money.

Question 3

Dual-career families face many challenges concerning the distribution of labor. First, describe the most common distribution found in couples in the United States. Second, describe sex difference in the type or labor done and the reaction to the current level of distribution. Third, discuss data on division of labor in other countries.

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Question 4

Which developmental task would most likely characterize Dave, who is in his mid-teens?

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A)   Implementation
B)   Stabilization
C)   Consolidation
D)   Crystallization

Question 5

The concept of "career advancement" is best associated with the _____ task.

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A)   stabilization
B)   implementation
C)   crystallization
D)   consolidation

Question 6

What someone does for a living has a big impact on his or her need to derive meaning from work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which tends to be considered a feminine-valued characteristic?

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A)   Independence
B)   Interdependence
C)   Self-sufficiency
D)   Competitiveness

Question 8

Angela was a teacher who spent lots of time preparing lessons and grading papers, but she hadn't expecting teaching to take so much of her time and energy. Her education had not prepared her for what teaching would really be like. If she represents the average worker, her most likely reactions would involve

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A)   resolve to change the system.
B)   reality shock.
C)   dropping her friendships.
D)   suing the company.

Question 9

Jeremy has worked for the same marketing company for several years. Because he has not really put an effort into keeping his computer skills up-to-date, he really has no chance at advancing beyond his present position. Which term best describes what Jeremy is experiencing?

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A)   Job satisfaction
B)   Career plateauing
C)   The glass ceiling
D)   Alienation

Question 10

Research has found that

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A)   the positive impacts of a vacation can be eliminated by the workload created by the vacation.
B)   participation in leisure activities tend to weaken family attachments.
C)   there is a negative correlation between frequency of leisure activities and social acceptance.
D)   the more extreme leisure activity a spouse chooses, the less likelihood of it creating family conflict.

Question 11

Which statement about the development of job satisfaction is true?

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A)   Blue-collar workers' level of job satisfaction rises quicker than that of white-collar workers.
B)   Increases in job satisfaction are best predicted solely by a worker's age.
C)   Job satisfaction may be cyclical regardless of age.
D)   When older workers begin to make work less of a focus in their lives, it takes more to keep them satisfied with work.

Question 12

Marcus is an African American and Tom is a European American. Who will experience more distress when he loses his job?

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A)   Tom
B)   Marcus
C)   Both Marcus and Tom are likely to experience a great deal of stress
D)   Neither Tom nor Marcus will experience any stress

Question 13

What role does ethnicity play in the occupational development of American workers?

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Question 14

Who is most likely to be the victim of sexual harassment?

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A)   Vicki, who is a 25-year-old single woman
B)   Candy, who is a 40-year-old married woman
C)   Wendy, who is 40-year-old divorced woman
D)   Suzie, who is a 55-year-old woman who is separated from her husband

Question 15

Thelma and Louise have been mentor and protégé for five years. In the past few weeks, they have begun to spend less time together. This suggests that they may have just entered the ____ phase of the mentoring relationship.

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A)   initiation
B)   separation
C)   redefinition
D)   cultivation

Question 16

In 2010, women made up roughly ____ percent of the U.S. workforce.

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A)   27
B)   37
C)   47
D)   57

Question 17

When Bono says, "I have thought about it for a long time, and I believe that I would be a great rock and roll star," he is exhibiting

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A)   extrinsic motivation.
B)   work-family conflict.
C)   perceived competence.
D)   docility.

Question 18

Denying an individual a promotion due to that person's age is called _____.

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Question 19

How many of the following employer working conditions are related to more optimal job performance by parents with children: job sharing, higher productivity demands, inflexible schedules, autonomy?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4

Question 20

Pay equity specifically involves equal pay for

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A)   all jobs.
B)   equivalent jobs.
C)   all ethnic groups.
D)   both sexes.

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