Laurie Heads Up a Team Creating a New Process for the Shipping

question 50

Multiple Choice

Laurie heads up a team creating a new process for the shipping department of her company. She worked with external consultants and wrote a process diagram. After getting upper management's opinions the team posted the new diagram to a corporate portal site. They are now demonstrating the new process to all shipping department employees. Laurie's team is at the ________ knowledge stage of the KMS cycle.

• A) capture
• B) disseminate
• C) refine
• D) create

Describe the various methods by which data can be collected in social research.

Recognize the ethical considerations in social research.

Grasp the concept and application of inductive and deductive reasoning in research.

Understand the significance of operational definitions in research.

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Definitions:

Positively Punished

The addition of an unpleasant stimulus in response to a behavior, resulting in a decrease in the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Negatively Punished

A term in behavioral psychology referring to the decrease in the frequency of a behavior due to the removal of a pleasant stimulus following the behavior.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future.