According to theory, being aware of another person's presence divides our attention between this person and the task at hand. this division of attention is arousing, which explains why people perform better on well-learned tasks in the presence of others.

For each of the following, mark whether it is a possible confounder (a factor that mixes up the results, making it look like candy is to blame when it's a causal (or causation) link which supports the argument that candy causes criminal behavior (ie, explains how candy leads to criminality ), or neither (an irrelevant factor, something that may cause people to become criminals but has nothing to do with eating candy). choose your answers based only< on the information given. additives in candy- additives found in candy may adversely affect brain development of young children in ways that could contribute towards adult aggression. impulsive personality-- kids who are highly impulsive and have trouble delaying gratification are more likely to eat candy every day as children and more likely to disobey laws as adults. violent abuse-- children who suffer violent abuse are more likely to become violent adults and commit violent crimes. gender- boys are overwhelmingly more likely to commit violent crimes

Which choice best describes how your answer compares to the sample

You are bringing together faculty from different behavioral disciplines to author a new textbook in organizational behavior. represented are professors from psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, political science, and industrial engineering. which faculty member is most likely to furnish information about personality, learning, and motivation?