The Effectiveness of Training Programs, Developmental Experiences, and Self-Help Activities

question 18

True/False

The effectiveness of training programs, developmental experiences, and self-help activities depends primarily on the intelligence and motivation of the individual being developed.

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Definitions:

McClelland's Learned Needs

A theory suggesting that individuals’ specific needs are acquired over time and are shaped by one’s life experiences, focusing on the needs for achievement, affiliation, and power.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943, which posits that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization, addressed in ascending order.

Cultural Values

The collective principles, norms, and ideals that shape a society or organization's behavior and beliefs.

Self-Actualization

Bringing to fruition one's natural talents and possibilities, viewed as an essential impulse or requirement inherent in everyone.