Maslow Was Mainly Concerned with Explaining How

question 190

Multiple Choice

Maslow was mainly concerned with explaining how

• A) jobs could be broken down into very simple tasks that could be performed by unskilled employees.
• B) human motivation was related to a hierarchy of needs.
• C) managerial assumptions about employees affected their style of management.
• D) to achieve open two-way communication within an organization.

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Definitions:

Diffusion of Innovations Theory

A sociological model that explains how new ideas, practices, or products gain momentum and spread through a specific population or society over time.

Public Awareness

The extent to which the general population is informed about an issue, cause, or brand, often as a result of targeted information campaigns.

Trial

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically in a court, to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Inoculation Theory

A communication theory suggesting that exposure to weakened forms of an argument increases later resistance to that argument, similar to how exposure to a virus can build immunity.