Meandering or drifting/bouncing around has been used to describe many emerging adults' work experiences. Using examples, explain why this description may be accurate

What will be an ideal response


Meandering" might be a more accurate word or maybe drifting or bouncing around – for many emerging adults, working in their late teens simply means finding a job, any job that will pay the bills until something better comes along. • Many emerging adults express a sense that they did not really choose their current job, they just one day found themselves in it, like a ball that rolls randomly on a pocked surface until it lands in one of the holes. • "I just fell into it" is a frequently-used phrase when they describe how they found their current jobs.

Psychology

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Samantha wants to look at attitudes toward pornography using an implicit measure. She believes that people will have negative associations based on the stigma associated with pornography, but may have positive attitudes themselves because of its erotic nature. Which implicit measure should she use to tap these positive attitudes?

a. the IAT b. the AMP c. the Single Category IAT d. the Personalized IAT

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According to sociobiology, altruistic acts

a. have a genetically selfish basis. b. are of recent evolutionary origin. c. have not been observed in non-human species. d. usually result in the death of the altruist or recipient. e. are difficult to explain genetically.

Psychology

Unlike cross-sectional research techniques, longitudinal research techniques

A. assess change in behavior over time. B. combine cross-sectional and sequential research techniques. C. provide information about developmental differences between different age groups. D. assess differences among groups of people.

Psychology