Your Text Describes a Study by Dijksterhuis and Van Knippenberg

question 111

Multiple Choice

Your text describes a study by Dijksterhuis and van Knippenberg (1998) in which participants earned higher scores in a trivia game when they thought about professors than when they thought about soccer hooligans.Your text attributes this result to the activation of knowledge.With respect to the definition of psychology,your text's explanation of the finding emphasizes:

• A) behavior
• B) the mind
• C) the brain
• D) either the brain or the mind; the brain and the mind are the same thing

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Definitions:

Productivity Measurement

The process of determining the efficiency of production of goods or services, typically by comparing input resources to output.

Evaluation System

A structured approach to assess the performance and effectiveness of employees, projects, or processes.

Goal Setting

The process of identifying specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives to be accomplished.

Job Characteristics Approach

A theory that suggests jobs can be designed with specific characteristics to increase employee motivation and satisfaction.