Wisnet Corp

question 40

Multiple Choice

Wisnet Corp. recently replaced its accounting software with another accounting application provided by a software development firm. The software development firm provides lifelong services for the new software, so Wisnet Corp. has laid off those employees whose job profile had been limited to providing technical support for the old software. In the given scenario, Wisnet Corp. engaged in _____.

• A) involuntary turnover
• B) a progressive disciplinary plan
• C) employee leasing
• D) a job enrichment program

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

A cognitive bias that involves favoring information that confirms previously existing beliefs or biases.

Principle Of Falsifiability

The criterion for demarcating scientific from non-scientific statements; a theory must be testable and potentially able to be proven false.

Denialism

The choice to reject information or evidence that conflicts with an individual's beliefs, often seen in contexts such as climate change denial.

Cognitive Inertia

The tendency of certain cognitive processes or sets of beliefs to resist change, even in the face of new information or evidence.