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What type of assessment does Holland’s career theory primarily utilize?

1. Standardized testing

2. Personality assessment

3. Skills inventory

4. Interest survey

The correct answer is: Personality assessment

Holland's career theory primarily utilizes personality assessment because it is based on the premise that individuals have different personality types that influence their career choices and satisfaction. Holland identified six primary personality types—Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional—each associated with certain work environments and job characteristics. This theory emphasizes the alignment of an individual's personality with career paths that suit their traits, thus guiding them to make choices that will lead to fulfillment in their work life. By matching personality types with corresponding vocational environments, this approach enables a better understanding of how personal characteristics can predict occupational preferences and success. While standardized testing, skills inventory, and interest surveys can provide valuable information for career counseling, they do not encapsulate the core framework of Holland's theory, which, at its heart, relies on understanding and analyzing personality types to inform career development and guidance.