If You and a Team of Colleagues Designed and Carried

question 22

Multiple Choice

If you and a team of colleagues designed and carried out a long-term study on patterns of occupations of 1,000 young adults across various socioeconomic statuses using quantitative methods, at which level of occupational science research would your study most likely be classified?

• A) Level 1, descriptive
• B) Level 2, relational
• C) Level 3, predictive
• D) Level 4, prescriptive

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Definitions:

Adam Smith

Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, best known for his works on the principles of free market capitalism, particularly as outlined in "The Wealth of Nations."

Henry Ford

An American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, notable for pioneering mass production techniques like the assembly line.

Pin Factory

An example used by Adam Smith to describe the benefits of division of labor and specialization in increasing production efficiency.

Automobile Assembly

The process of putting together the various parts of cars or other vehicles.