In terms of the change stages, what stage is he probably at? Jordan says he is waiting till summer to start looking for a job after being asked how many resumes he has sent out.

• A. Action
• B. Contemplation
• C. Preparation
• D. Maintenance

Answer: (B)

In the Transtheoretical Model of change, Contemplation is when a person recognizes that a change is needed and plans to act in the foreseeable future but has not started taking concrete steps yet. Jordan’s remark about waiting until summer to start looking for a job shows he hasn’t begun the actual job-search actions (no resumes sent) and is considering changing his behavior at some point soon. He hasn’t moved into preparing with concrete steps or into the action of actively looking, which would show immediate steps like sending resumes. So this aligns with Contemplation.