An industrial-organizational psychologist conducts an experiment to determine whether having control over difficult tasks reduces stress for game designers and finds this explanation to be true. Drawing on the results of similar experiments, this psychologist explains these overall findings by creating a
a. theory.
b. testable observation.
c. hypothesis.
d. law.
A
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On the basis of cross-cultural research, some investigators have concluded that the forms of logic required by Piagetian tasks
A) emerge earlier in collectivist than individualist cultures. B) emerge spontaneously in children from diverse cultures. C) are heavily influenced by heredity. D) are heavily influenced by training, context, and cultural conditions.
Which of the following pioneered a theory connecting the size of the primate neocortex to group size, grooming and language evolution?
a. Steven Binker. b. Robin Dunbar. c. Paul Broca. d. Clever Hans.
Regarding the activities of an organism, motivation is the process of initiating, directing, sustaining, and
these activities. a. supplying b. terminating c. surveying d. elaborating
Classical reliability theory estimates the portion of a test score that is attributed to ________, and domain sampling theory estimates ________.
A. the skills being measured; content knowledge B. specific sources of variation; error C. error; specific sources of variation D. the skills being measured; variation