You Conduct a Study That Examines the Role of Exercise

question 47

Multiple Choice

You conduct a study that examines the role of exercise on depression alleviation.You assign the first 50 people who are motivated to sign up to the experimental group,and the second group of 50 people,who sign up much later,to the control group.After one month,you find that the experimental group (who exercised three times a week on average) is significantly less depressed than the control group (who exercised one time a week on average) .Although you may be tempted to conclude that exercise helps stave off depression,you cannot because of a lack of ____ in your study.

• A)random sampling
• B)random assignment
• C)random surveying
• D)objectivity

Understand the impact of high conscientiousness and emotional stability on workplace behavior.

Recognize the influence of external locus of control on personal attribution of workplace events.

Identify personality traits associated with safer work behaviors.

Describe the "Big Five" dimensions of personality and their associations with workplace outcomes.

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Definitions:

Dividends

Financial rewards paid out to shareholders, mainly coming from the corporation's net income.

Significant Influence

A term referring to the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an entity but is not control or joint control over those policies.

Accounting Principle

Fundamental guidelines or rules that govern the financial accounting field, ensuring consistency, reliability, and comparability of financial statements.

Investment Account

An account held at a financial institution that contains securities, cash, and other assets that are invested for the purpose of earning a return.