Dr. Belton is an industrial/organizational psychologist. He designs programs intended to improve employee satisfaction. Which type of researcher is he?
A. basic
B. applied
C. theoretical
D. observational
Answer: B
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a. Central attitude shift b. Central attribution error c. Fundamental attitude shift d. Fundamental attribution error
Which of the following is NOT a factor in prosody?
A. Rhythm B. Semantics C. Sound D. Structure
Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are
a. continuous and fixed interval. b. fixed interval and variable interval. c. variable interval and variable ratio. d. fixed ratio and variable ratio.
Unemployed people are at relatively high risk for alcohol abuse, and may use alcohol to cope with being out of work
The reverse may also be true, however, and the use of alcohol may be responsible for people losing their jobs. This uncertainty of the direction of relationship between variables demonstrates which principle of critical thinking? A) Occam's Razor B) Ruling out rival hypotheses C) Replicability D) Correlation vs. causation