An industrial psychologist uses psychometric tests and interviews to select the best candidate for a specialized task. The psychologist's work directly illustrates which goal of psychology?

a. description
b. understanding
c. prediction
d. control


C

Psychology

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Which factor is related to the prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis in women?

A. cessation of exercise B. increased carbohydrate intake C. drug therapy D. bone marrow replacement therapy

Psychology

At Maryn's school, her sex-education class promotes not having sex as the solution to teen pregnancy and the risks of getting an STI, but it does not cover contraception. Maryn's school teaches __________ sex education.

A. abstinence-only B. comprehensive C. the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program D. dual systems

Psychology

The _____ individual is motivated by motives such as truth, honesty, beauty, and goodness, according to Maslow

a. happy b. self-actualized c. competent d. fully functioning

Psychology

A psychological factor in signal detection is focusing your _________ on stimuli that you consider important

a. attention c. perception b. feature detectors d. threshold

Psychology