Milton, a Manager, Is Forced to Turn Down an Idea

question 1

Multiple Choice

Milton, a manager, is forced to turn down an idea for a new product from Steven, one of his most creative team members, because of financial limitations. In order to prevent Steven from feeling discouraged, Milton should _____.

• A) give gentle feedback to Steven when turning down the idea
• B) recommend convergent thinking to improve Steven's creativity
• C) suggest that frequently used approaches to problems should be used
• D) encourage him to work toward a single solution for problems

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Definitions:

Waiting-list Control

A group in experimental research that does not receive the intervention during the study but is promised to receive it once the study is completed, used to control for placebo effects.

Operational Definitions

Precise descriptions of the variables used in a study, defining them in terms of the specific operations or techniques used to measure or manipulate them.

Analogue Methodology

Research methods that simulate real-life situations in a controlled environment, often used to study behaviors or phenomena that cannot be directly manipulated for ethical or practical reasons.

Internal Validity

The degree to which a study can demonstrate a causal relationship between variables, free from the contamination of other variables that might confound the results.