A study is conducted to examine the effect of educational attainment on job satisfaction. Researchers hypothesize that job training programs and skill development play roles in this relationship. Which of the following best describes the roles of job training programs and skill development in the study described?
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Job training programs are the intervening variable because they occur between educational attainment and job satisfaction, whereas skill development is the mediating variable because it explains the process through which educational attainment affects job satisfaction
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Job training programs are the mediating variable because they explain why educational attainment affects job satisfaction, whereas skill development is the intervening variable because it is an external factor introduced to see its effect.
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Both job training programs and skill development are intervening variables because they both occur between educational attainment and job satisfaction.
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More than one of the above
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None of the above