The Concept of Criticality in a Communication Network Involves

question 33

Multiple Choice

The concept of criticality in a communication network involves

• A) the degree to which the key individual can exercise discretion in how certain decisions are made or who gains access.
• B) how visible the task performance is to others in the organization.
• C) the amount of information that passes through a node,the number of transactions that occur through the node,or the degree to which the node is central to managing information.
• D) the essentiality of the information that flows through the node to the organization's mission,major task,or key product.
• E) None of the above describes criticality in a communication network.

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Definitions:

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A psychological phenomenon where the ease with which information can be retrieved from memory influences judgments of its frequency or importance.

Representative Heuristic

A mental shortcut used in decision-making, where the likelihood of an event is estimated based on how similar it is to the stereotype of the event.

Correspondent Inference

The process by which observers infer the stable dispositions of others from their observed behavior, particularly when the actions are non-common or unexpected.

Representativeness Heuristic

The tendency to overestimate the likelihood that a target is part of a category if the person has features that seem representative of that category.