Although Mia made a 60 on her paper, she is happy because other people made 50s. This supports the idea that happiness is influenced by:

Gerald is a 61-year-old man who has been working as an engineer for a company for 30 years. His manager is worrying that some of Gerald's general abilities may be declining with age

What would be the most appropriate decision for the company, and why? a) Create a new position to take advantage of the job expertise and skills Gerald has retained because those skills are still valuable assets. b) Suggest career retraining because Gerald could learn new skills to go into a developing field. Consider This: Companies will have to develop new strategies to handle an aging workforce. LO 7.3: State effects of age-related declines in cognitive abilities, reaction time, physical strength and sensory abilities c) Offer Gerald early retirement because the decline in skills is likely to happen more quickly over time. Consider This: Companies will have to develop new strategies to handle an aging workforce. LO 7.3: State effects of age-related declines in cognitive abilities, reaction time, physical strength and sensory abilities d) Reduce the job's requirements because Gerald could place someone in danger with his lack of abilities. Consider This: Companies will have to develop new strategies to handle an aging workforce. LO 7.3: State effects of age-related declines in cognitive abilities, reaction time, physical strength and sensory abilities

The estimated standard error of the mean is to the standard deviation of the entire distribution of all possible sample means as

a. a statistic is to a parameter b. a parameter is to a statistic c. a parameter is to an estimate d. a deviation score is to a raw score