A Regional Hospital Has Only One Portable X-Ray Machine

question 13

Multiple Choice

A regional hospital has only one portable X-ray machine.The emergency room staff claim to have the greatest need for the machine, but the surgeons in the operating room demand ready access to the machine.The conflict between these two groups is a result of

• A) differing process goals.
• B) resource constraints.
• C) differing values.
• D) excessive competitiveness.
• E) interpersonal differences.

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Definitions:

Behaviourism

A theory of learning which states that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, emphasizing the importance of observable actions over internal phenomena like thoughts and feelings.

Consequences

The outcomes or effects that follow from a particular action or condition, either positive or negative.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an influential American psychologist, known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the operant conditioning theory.

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment or stimuli.