A Personnel Manager Is Concerned About Absenteeism

question 16

Multiple Choice

A personnel manager is concerned about absenteeism. She decides to sample the records to determine if absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the six-day workweek. The null hypothesis to be tested is: Absenteeism is distributed evenly throughout the week. The 0.01 level is to be used. The sample results are: How many degrees of freedom are there?

• A) 0
• B) 3
• C) 4
• D) 5

Understand the principles and applications of behavior therapy.

Identify and describe various techniques used in behavior therapy, such as flooding, systematic desensitization, and counterconditioning.

Recognize the role of cognitive therapy in treating psychological disorders and its focus on changing unproductive ways of thinking.

Differentiate between behavior therapy and cognitive therapy.

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Definitions:

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

Canalization

The tendency for a trait that is biologically programmed to be restricted to only a few outcomes.

Range of Reaction

A theory suggesting that genetic potential sets certain limits on the expression of traits, but the environment determines where within those limits an individual will fall.

Epigenesis

The process through which the genotype interacts with the environment to guide development, affecting gene expression without altering the DNA sequence.