Dr. Jones is an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist. Thus, she is most likely to do which of the following?
a. help individuals who have eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa
b. conduct experiments to determine which studying strategies work best
c. diagnose learning disabilities within a school district
d. assist an athlete in creating an effective schedule of practice sessions
e. Help companies develop questions to ask job candidates.
e. help companies develop questions to ask job candidates
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Sixteen-year-old Haley uses a tanning bed several times a week. When asked if she is concerned about skin cancer, she answers that she is not, and then adds that older people with fairer skin are much more likely to get skin cancer than she is. Haley's answer illustrates:
A) the availability heuristic. B) optimism bias. C) the conjunction fallacy. D) the sunk-cost fallacy.
What conclusion can be drawn from the unusual gender identity cases from the Dominican Republic?
A. The environment has no effect on gender identity. B. If given the necessary hormones at puberty, any girl can become a boy. C. Early child-rearing experiences are not the sole determinant of gender identity. D. Chromosomes are the determining factor in gender identity.
The sample in a particular study consisted of all children with divorced parents in first grade at Addison elementary school. From what population where they likely drawn from?
a. All children in the world. b. All children in the United States. c. All children of divorced parents. d. All children with divorced parents in first grade.
Seeing a snake, running away from it, then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory
a. Plutchik b. James-Lange c. Yerkes-Dodson d. Cannon-Bard