Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected for a Study

question 62

Short Answer

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected for a study in which several factors were examined to determine their effect on annual salary (expressed in $000's). The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to and the level of their responsibility. A regression analysis was performed using a popular spreadsheet program with the following regression output:

-What is the effect on salary of an increase in age of two years if other variables are held constant?____________

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Definitions:

Gender Constancy

The understanding and recognition that one's gender remains the same across time and situations, typically developed in early childhood.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Social Learning

The theory that people learn new behaviors, attitudes, and values through observing the actions and outcomes of others.

Stereotype-Inconsistent

Information or behaviors that do not align with commonly held stereotypes about a particular group or category.