Scenario - Malcolm Bagget

question 194

Multiple Choice

Scenario - Malcolm Bagget
Malcolm Bagget has been working as a production employee for the last three years. His firm is currently undergoing a change in structure with a new management group and the production department is being restructured. Each production employee will be assigned to a small six-member production team. Malcolm is looking forward to the extensive cross training that has been promised and is looking forward to enjoying more power and discretion than he has had in the past. In addition to skill training, Malcolm is receiving management training in team building.
-One of Malcolm's co-workers, Danny Newcomber, is great at reducing tension by telling jokes and in other ways drawing off emotions when the group atmosphere is tense. Additionally, Danny can be counted on to energize by stimulating the team into action when the interest drops. Danny is demonstrating which of these?

• A) The task specialist role
• B) The task and socioemotional role
• C) The socioemotional role
• D) The participator role
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A directly rewarding stimulus that satisfies basic biological needs, such as food or water.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction, often occurring in the absence of further conditioning.

Extinct

A term describing a species, family, or larger group of organisms that no longer exists.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy method used to gradually reduce phobia or anxiety through controlled exposure to the feared object or situation in conjunction with relaxation techniques.