List the six vocational categories in Holland's (1997) theory. For each vocational category, give at least three personality characteristics or interests that are associated with the category

What will be an ideal response?


Realistic includes concrete, conforming, materialistic, practical, reserved, skilled at mechanics, hands-on, and uninsightful. Investigative includes agreeable, cooperative, empathetic, helpful, idealistic, responsible, tactful, and generous. Conventional includes ambitious, conforming, efficient, inflexible, obedient, persistent, practical, and thrifty. Artistic includes imaginative, independent, open, original, disorderly, expressive, impractical, and impulsive. Enterprising includes ambitious, assertive, domineering, excitement-seeking, optimistic, resourceful, self-confidence, and sociable. Social includes analytical, critical, curious, independent, intellectual, pessimistic, radical, and seeks challenge.

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Inherited genetic factors, environmental influences, structural abnormalities, and chemical imbalances are all factors that contribute to a person developing schizophrenia.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A doctor could best illustrate the proximodistal principle by discussing the fact that a. male fetuses develop faster than female fetuses

b. identical twins tend to be smaller than fraternal twins. c. the outside portion of the amniotic sac is thicker than the inside portion. d. a baby can control its shoulder before it can control its fingers.

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The diameter of an axon is correlated with a. the age of the organism

b. the speed of signaling in the axon. c. the number of synapses formed by the axon. d. whether or not learning has occurred.

Psychology

Daydreaming would be considered an example of which of the following levels of awareness?

A. lower-level consciousness B. higher-level consciousness C. subconscious awareness D. no awareness

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