CM 2215 Psychology of Safety Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: worksheet
Answer: worksheet
Question 2: an accident is the ______ release of ______ with the potential to cause _______
Answer: unplanned energy injury
Question 3: 85-95% of all accidents are attributed to the ____ factor
Answer: human
Question 4: accidents can be attributed to either a ________ factor (worker action) or an ________
factor (site condition)
Answer: human environmental
Question 5: ________ proposed the iceberg theory of accident causation that states that for every major
accident, there are many no injury incidents leading up to it
Answer: H.W. Heinrich
Question 6: _______ is the study of behavioral and mental processes
Answer: psychology
Question 7: psychology evolved from philosophy, particularly the study of _______
Answer: logic
Question 8: logic is the study of criteria for distinguishing successful from unsuccessful _______
Answer: arguments
Question 9: an argument is a set of statements in which the ______ support or give reasons for the
______ statement to be true
Answer: premises remaining
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: worksheet
Answer: worksheet
Question 2: an accident is the ______ release of ______ with the potential to cause _______
Answer: unplanned energy injury
Question 3: 85-95% of all accidents are attributed to the ____ factor
Answer: human
Question 4: accidents can be attributed to either a ________ factor (worker action) or an ________
factor (site condition)
Answer: human environmental
Question 5: ________ proposed the iceberg theory of accident causation that states that for every major
accident, there are many no injury incidents leading up to it
Answer: H.W. Heinrich
Question 6: _______ is the study of behavioral and mental processes
Answer: psychology
Question 7: psychology evolved from philosophy, particularly the study of _______
Answer: logic
Question 8: logic is the study of criteria for distinguishing successful from unsuccessful _______
Answer: arguments
Question 9: an argument is a set of statements in which the ______ support or give reasons for the
______ statement to be true
Answer: premises remaining
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