Which of the following situational traits would describe a job with the highest level of stress?

a. low decisional control with low psychological demands
b. low decisional control with high psychological demands
c. high decisional control with low psychological demands
d. high decisional control with high psychological demands


Answer: b.

Psychology

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a. substantially higher than if the test were administered by the regular teacher. b. unaffected by the change in examiner. c. significantly lower as a result of an unfamiliar examiner. d. nothing more than a reflection of his reading ability.

Psychology

A child is naturally frightened by a thunderstorm, and hides in a closet to "get away.". The child then begins to exhibit a learned fear of closed-in spaces. The child probably developed the fear through:

a. instrumental conditioning b. modeling c. retroactive interference d. classical conditioning

Psychology

The integration of taste (sweet vs salty) and smell (fish vs orange) was investigated in cats. Each cat received one taste-smell combination and was then given a preference test. The design of this experiment is:

a. Between subjects b. Within subjects c. Mixed d. Quasi-experimental

Psychology

Babies can hear inside the womb

A) by the second month. B) no earlier than the seventh month. C) by the fifth month. D) only after the sixth month.

Psychology