Which of the Following Is True of Managers

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of managers?

• A) Top managers must make more decisions more often.
• B) Supervisors direct employees' behavior toward achieving their own goals.
• C) Employees look to top managers for more direction, guidance, and protection than do subordinates of managers at lower levels.
• D) The lower the level of management, the smaller the span of management.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule in which the number of responses required for a reward varies around an average, making the reinforcement unpredictable and typically leading to high and stable response rates.

DRH

A differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior schedule where reinforcement is contingent on responses being made at or above a certain rate.

DRO

A behavioral intervention technique known as Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, where reinforcement is delivered for any behavior other than a target behavior.

Serial Position

The tendency to recall items from the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle.