When the Chairperson of a Psychology Department Informally Speaks with Some

question 14

Multiple Choice

When the chairperson of a psychology department informally speaks with some faculty members in order to decide if the department should have a workshop dealing with faculty morale,she has engaged in ______.

• A) a program efficacy assessment
• B) a needs assessment
• C) prescientific problem identification
• D) an intervention viability analysis

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Definitions:

Life Stages Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that individuals' preferences, behaviors, and attitudes change as they pass through different stages of their life.

Susceptibility

Refers to the likelihood or predisposition of an individual to be affected or influenced by certain external factors or conditions.

Attitude Change

This is the process by which an individual's attitudes are influenced and modified through various means, such as persuasion, social influence, or personal experience.

Mindlessness

The act of agreeing to a request without giving it thought. A small request is likely to be agreed to, even if a spurious reason is provided.