hierarchically arranged levels of processing as displayed in Figure
8.1. Two knowledge domains—self-knowledge and occupational
knowledge—lie at the base of the pyramid of information process-
ing domains, with the decision skills placed above it and the exec-
utive processing domain at the apex. The characteristics of the
pyramid domains are described next, as well as the operations (that
is, learning activities) in which career clients engage to facilitate
the acquisition of information processing capabilities.
Development of Self-Knowledge. Drawing comparisons between
the two knowledge domains at the base can help illuminate their
respective structures and functions. Schemata within the self-
knowledge domain are structured in long-term memory (LTM)
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Source:FromCareer Development and Services: A Cognitive Approachby G. W.
Peterson, J. P. Sampson, and R. C. Reardon. Copyright © 1991. Reprinted with
permission of Brooks/Cole, an imprint of the Wadsworth Group, a division of
Thomson Learning. Fax 800-730-2215.
FIGURE8.1. Pyramid of Information Processing Domains
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