Explain how "variety" as an element of the job environment determines well-being at work
What will be an ideal response?
Varying routines and changing the nature of work tasks help to prevent boredom. This also introduces new challenges that can foster the development of new skills and promote the experience of flow as long as the new challenges do not exceed our capacities.
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A study that focuses on the description of the relationship between cognitive development and personality development is an example of
a. a self-report study. b. an observational study. c. an experiment. d. a correlational study
The term measurement may best be defined as
a. a numerical value assigned to an observation b. a single number that allows one to summarize, analyze or evaluate a group of observations c. a property of an event that can assume any one of a range of values d. a number or label assigned to an observation according to a rule or system
In an experiment conducted with 10- to 18-year-old students from low-income families, what happened when the students were provided with free Internet access?
The students spent more time playing video games than using the Internet to help with their school work. Those students who used their computers increased both their reading scores and their school grades. There was no change in the students' academic abilities. The students showed an increase in spatial ability.
When a group of people is remembered as average (not having unusual or eccentric behavior and personalities), which of the following Gestalt organizational tendencies is being utilized?
a. sharpening b. distorting c. leveling d. normalizing