A human resources psychologist was asked by the manager to collect reaction measures on a recent training program. What might the psychologist tell the manager before proceeding?
a) These attitude measures are of limited use.
b) Such measures are a violation of federal law.
c) The use of personality measures would prove more useful in the long run.
d) Such measures do not focus on the motivational elements that are probably the key to what you need to know.
A
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a. Twelve thousand years ago Native Americans traversed the Bering Strait to settle in the Americas, causing different genetic traits to be favored over others. b. The genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia also increases resistance to malaria, increasing the frequency of the diseased allele in the general population. c. The prevalence of depression is greater in populations where the serotonin transporter gene translocated to position q21 along chromosome 17. d. There is a higher than average rate of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome in the Amish community because the diseased allele was introduced by some original Amish settlers.
When psychologists talk of focusing on a particular stimulus, what are they referring to?
a. selective attention c. stream of thought b. sensory awareness d. all of these
According to Wittgenstein, disputes among philosophers and psychologists typically occur when:
a. ?terms and concepts are not operationally defined b. ?there are debates over linguistic practices c. ?the tenets of science are violated d. ?the profit motive is involved
The most likely reason a patient with chronic anxiety would practice meditation is that meditation ________
a. increases respiratory rate b. increases activity of the sympathetic nervous system c. increases blood pressure d. produces deep relaxation