By Explaining to a Person the Reason Why You Have

question 28

Multiple Choice

By explaining to a person the reason why you have chosen them, specifically, to do a task, you are:

• A) gaining their support.
• B) making it clear to them that they are now responsible for the task.
• C) recognising their skills, knowledge and/or positive attitude.
• D) cleverly sending a message to other employees that they need to improve.
• E) making the relative importance of the task clear to them.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the findings of a study can be generalized to other settings, populations, and times beyond the study conditions.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to see if it has an effect on the dependent variable.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, ranging from -1 to 1, where 1 means a perfect positive relationship, -1 means a perfect negative relationship, and 0 means no relationship.

Variables

Elements or factors that can change and affect the outcomes of scientific research or experiments.