From a social-cognitive perspective, which of the following is TRUE of career development?

a. Most childhood career goals become a reality.
b. Factors such as competencies and encoding strategies dictate career choice.
c. A majority of young people will do exactly what their parents do for a living.
d. Over 80% of people are dissatisfied with their careers.


b

Psychology

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Psychologists consider situational and cultural factors when determining abnormality in a __________ context.

A. personal distress B. social deviance C. sociocultural D. situational

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People sometimes do the exact opposite of what someone is trying to persuade them to do. For example, when parents tell their children not to look in certain drawers or cabinets, children sometimes take a sneak peek into these areas just because they were told not to. In social psychology, this effect is known as "the boomerang effect," or ____

a. the inoculation effect b. negative attitude change c. the halo effect d. the sleeper effect

Psychology

The sum of the squared deviations from the mean divided by the number of observations minus 1 is called the ____

a. range b. variance c. dispersion d. error

Psychology

How does the MSCEIT assess the respondents’ ability to use emotions to facilitate thought?

A. Respondents are asked to describe feelings suggested by artistic designs. B. Respondents are asked to describe feelings using non-feeling words. C. Respondents are asked to describe feelings arising in other people. D. Respondents are asked to describe feelings using pictures and drawings.

Psychology