Regarding Negative and Positive Transfer, Which of the Following Is

question 194

Multiple Choice

Regarding negative and positive transfer, which of the following is a FALSE statement?

• A)Negative transfer is usually brief.
• B)Positive transfer occurs less often than negative transfer.
• C)Negative transfer is most likely to occur when new responses must be made to an old stimulus.
• D)The greater standardization of airplane cockpits occurred because of the many tragic crashes caused by negative transfer.

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Definitions:

Shirking

The behavior of employees who work less hard or less efficiently when they feel that their efforts are not being adequately monitored or rewarded.

Principal-Agent Problem

A dilemma in which one party (the agent) is supposed to act in the best interest of another party (the principal) but may act in their own interest instead.

Compensating Wage Differences

The variation in wage rates to offset the attractiveness or unattractiveness of jobs, based on factors such as job difficulty or risk.

Piece Rates

Piece rates refer to a pay system where workers are paid a fixed rate for each unit of production completed, incentivizing higher productivity and efficiency.