An automaker moved the location of the horn to a lever on the steering column for one of its car models, when they introduced air bags. It was later found that motorists were confused by the new location of the horn, and often flicked the wipers or turned on the lights, instead of sounding the horn. The company asked a psychologist to help solve this design problem. The psychologist the company
hired to help is most likely:
a. a social psychologist
b. a developmental psychologist
c. an industrial/organizational psychologist
d. a human factors psychologist
D
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One of the primary differences between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is:
a. types of compensatory behaviors. b. gender differences, with more boys diagnosed with anorexia nervosa than girls. c. etiology. d. the amount of weight loss.
Which of the following best describes the nature of learning?
a. Learning is always adaptive. It involves enduring, but not necessarily permanent, changes in behavior. b. Learning is always adaptive. It involves permanent changes in behavior. c. Learning is adaptive in most cases. It involves enduring, but not necessarily permanent, changes in behavior. d. Learning is adaptive in most cases. It involves permanent changes in behavior. e. Learning is adaptive in most cases. It involves any type of change in behavior.
After adult children leave home, parents
a. usually disassociate themselves from the identities of their children. b. whose relationships had been satisfactory before their adult children left home tend develop less cohesive and affectionate relationships after they leave home. c. no longer have to perform parenting functions. d. begin to find new areas for the energy and commitment that was directed toward their adult children who lived in their home.