Pair the person with their contribution: which statement is correct?

• A. Anna Reed — Established vocational guidance in the Seattle school system
• B. Frank Parsons — First large-scale use of tests of ability
• C. Clifford Beers — U.S. Employment Service
• D. John Brewer — A Mind that Found Itself

Answer: (A)

Vocational guidance in schools began to take shape as counselors started helping students link interests and abilities to possible careers. Anna Reed is credited with establishing vocational guidance in the Seattle public school system, making her contribution a concrete early example of school-based guidance. This is why the pairing is the best one: it shows a direct, documented impact on how counseling began to function within education to support students’ career planning.

The other options mix up contributions: Frank Parsons is known as a founder of vocational guidance, but the statement about the first large-scale use of tests of ability doesn’t reflect his approach, which focused on guiding individuals into suitable occupations rather than deploying large-scale testing. Clifford Beers is famous for mental health reform and his memoir A Mind That Found Itself, not for connecting to the U.S. Employment Service. John Brewer is not the author of that book, and the book itself is by Clifford Beers.