General Psychology (GRE Psychology): Questions 1 - 4 of 24

Industrial psychologists have found that

Dr. Dan believes that every child is born a “blank slate. ” Children’s early environments shape their personalities, though the children may be continually affected by their environments as they grow. Everything comes down to a simple principle in Dr. Dan’s mind: If our behaviors are followed by satisfying consequences, we will repeat them, and if the consequences are unsatisfying, we won’t repeat them, this is a kind of ________ therapist.

Introductory psychology students study research methods in order to

Employees Kim and Ela, at the same telecommunications company had objective assessments of their sales of complex data products during the first quarter. Ela sold more total installations than Kim. However, one third of Ela’s customers had their service cancelled in less than three months, while none of Kim’s customers cancelled. What are the implications for managers in conducting Kim’s and Ela’s respective performance appraisals?