"Every Time I Take It, It Tells Me Something Different!

question 249

True/False

"Every time I take it, it tells me something different!" complains Hendrik's friend, turning away from the online personality quiz she just completed. She is complaining about the test's validity.

Identify the role and advantages of adequate sleep on productivity.

Comprehend the principles of time and resource management in the workplace.

Grasp the importance and structure of a personal or organizational mission statement.

Understand the psychological factors, such as fear of success, that impact work habits.

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Definitions:

Primary Deviance

In labeling theory, the initial act or attitude that causes one to be labeled deviant.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

An inaccurate statement or belief that, by altering the situation, becomes accurate; a prediction that causes itself to come true.

Conflict Theory

A sociological perspective that sees social life as a competition, and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality.

Labeling Theory

Howard Becker’s idea that deviance is a consequence of external judgments, or labels, that modify the individual’s self-concept and change the way others respond to the labeled person.