Which one of the following traits did Barrick and Mount’s (1991) meta-analysis show to be a valid predictor of job performance for all jobs in all occupational groups studied?
a. Openness to experience
b. Extraversion
c. Conscientiousness
d. Agreeableness
c. Conscientiousness
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Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. "Reverse vision" is the process involved when a person experiences eidetic imagery. b. "Reverse vision" is the common name for synaesthesia. c. "Reverse vision" occurs when one forms any mental image. d. "Reverse vision" occurs when a person uses a hallucinogenic drug that prevents normal mental imagery.
A slogan for Piaget's assimilation principle would be,
a. "Conform to your peers' thoughts!" b. "Apply your past habits!" c. "Be flexible and modify!" d. "Think with animism!"
Which of the following is the most basic (the lowest) need on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
a. physiological needs b. belongingness needs c. safety needs d. self-actualization
Recall that Bridgeman (1981) conducted an experiment with ten-year-old children, half of whom had previously had two months' experience in a jigsaw classroom
In this experiment, she showed the youngsters a cartoon in which a little boy waves goodbye to his father at the airport, receives a package from the postman, and bursts into tears upon finding out that it contains a toy plane. Children who had previously participated in the jigsaw classrooms were more likely to say that the postman would be confused at seeing the boy cry after receiving a present. This reflects the idea that jigsaw groups promote the development of a. spatial skills. b. self-esteem. c. perspective-taking. d. intelligence.