An approach-avoidance conflict is when someone faces
a. a goal that is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
b. a goal with multiple unpleasant qualities.
c. two equally attractive goals that are mutually exclusive.
d. two equally unpleasant goals.
e. two or more goals, each of which is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
a
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a. ?Choose the best solution to implement. b. ?Focus on the solution that can be accomplished by application of an algorithm. c. ?Create a detailed plan for each potential solution. d. ?Conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis for each one.
Researchers typically try to ____
a. increase the differences between treatments and decrease the variance within treatments b. decrease the differences between treatments and increase the variance within treatments c. increase the differences between treatments and increase the variance within treatments d. decrease the differences between treatments and decrease the variance within treatments
An automaker moved the location of the horn to a lever on the steering column for one of its car models, when they introduced air bags. It was later found that motorists were confused by the new location of the horn, and often flicked the wipers or turned on the lights, instead of sounding the horn. The company asked a psychologist to help solve this design problem. The psychologist the company
hired to help is most likely: a. a social psychologist b. a developmental psychologist c. an industrial/organizational psychologist d. a human factors psychologist
Freud believed that ____ represented the purest form of free association
a. irrational thoughts c. dreams b. meta-analysis d. unconscious conflicts