When Surveys Are Used, Participants Are Often Asked to Use

question 55

Multiple Choice

When surveys are used, participants are often asked to use a response scale or response category (e.g., often, sometimes, not very often, never) that matches how they feel about a behavior or how likely they are to exhibit the behavior. This is called a(n) ______ response scale.

• A) closed-ended
• B) open-ended
• C) ambiguous
• D) behavior

Analyze the influence of humanistic psychology on various domains such as counseling, education, and parenting.

Critique the strengths and limitations of humanistic psychological theories.

Understand the basic dimensions of personality and how they are identified through factor analysis.

Recognize the influence of genetics and the environment on personality traits.

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Definitions:

Pooling Equilibrium

A situation in a market where all types of customers receive the same offer or treatment from a seller because the seller cannot distinguish between different types of customers.

Microeconomics

The branch of economics that studies the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources.

Wage Cut

A reduction in the rate of pay received by workers, often implemented by employers to reduce costs or in response to economic conditions.

Marginal Products

The additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a variable factor of production, holding other inputs constant.