Larry has written a computer program that monitors and makes decisions about the relative amounts of chemicals to use in the process of creating a high-quality plastic material. His program simulates the decisions experts would make if they could monitor the production of the material during every second of the process. These sorts of technological advances are part of
A. artificial intelligence.
B. formal reasoning.
C. option evaluation.
D. probability estimation.
Answer: A
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a. Sigmund Freud. b. Carl Jung. c. Alfred Adler. d. Erik Erikson.
When a person is unsuccessful in the world of work, explanations typically focus on which of the following?
a. Personality attributes such as lack of motivation b. Family factors, liked being married or single c. Unfortunate circumstances d. Discrimination in the workplace
Going through a fixed routine before each game or using imagery or relaxation techniques
a. are used to adjust one's arousal level. b. often lead to satisficing. c. have been shown to decrease one's performance. d. are used in task analysis.
Cialdini and his colleagues (1990) argue that in general, ________ norms are more effective than ________ norms in reducing litter
a. descriptive; injunctive b. salient; subtle c. injunctive; descriptive d. subtle; salient