Results of Some of the Hawthorne Studies Were Tentatively Explained

question 19

Multiple Choice

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

• A)employee performance increases because the knowledge of participating in a study.
• B)employee performance depends almost entirely on how well established a work group is
• C)newer employees reach optimal performance when paired with experienced employees.
• D)it is almost impossible to have any effect on the productivity of a work group.

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Definitions:

Schemata

Mental structures that organize past experiences and provide a framework for understanding future ones.

Savings

Savings typically refer to the portion of income not spent on consumption, often stored for future investments or expenditures.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying and acknowledging the familiarity of an object, person, or information previously learned or encountered.

Free Recall

A process in memory recall where information is retrieved without being cued, recalling events or facts spontaneously.