Test 10

lasting until age 11, when career choices are made, and discarded, without regard to skills, abilities, or available job opportunities

spans adolescence when they begin to think in pragmatic terms about the requirements of various jobs and how their own abilities might fit with them

the knowledge and beliefs about how the mind works and how it influences behavior (explanations that children use to explain how others think)

adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to some degree, but have not yet committee themselves (typically settle into an identity, but only after a struggle)

occurs in early adulthood, when people begin to explore specific career options, and then narrow their choices and make a commitment

adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without adequately exploring alternatives

adolescents who commit to a particular identity following a period of crisis during which they consider various alternatives (already explored and thought through who they are and what they want to do)

causes people to work for their own enjoyment, not for the rewards work may bring

adolescents who consider various identity alternatives, but never commit to one or never even consider identity options in any conscious way

individual's personality types match particularly well with certain careers--the better the correspondence, the more they will be happy in their jobs and will be more likely to stick with it

drives people to obtain tangible rewards, such as money and prestige

they try to figure out what is unique and distinctive about themselves--they try to discover their strengths and weaknesses and roles that better suit their future lives--this often involves "trying on" different roles or choices about their personal, occupational, sexual, and political commitments