The Five Areas That Account for the Largest Portion of Work

question 12

Multiple Choice

The five areas that account for the largest portion of work conducted by I/O psychologists are organizational development, performance appraisal, selection, quality of worklife, and:

• A)training and development.
• B)compensation.
• C)human factors.
• D)consumer behavior.

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Definitions:

Quasi-experiment

A research design that lacks the full control of a true experimental setup, often missing random assignment, used to estimate the causal impact of an intervention or treatment.

Meta-analysis

A statistical technique for synthesizing the results of various studies on a particular topic to draw more general conclusions.

Factorial Design

A statistical method in experiments involving two or more independent variables, allowing researchers to evaluate their interaction effects.

Correlational Approach

A research method used to determine the relationship between two variables without inferring a cause-and-effect relationship.