Luke, the HR Manager, Examined Training Evaluations Completed by Employees

question 28

Multiple Choice

Luke, the HR manager, examined training evaluations completed by employees.The evaluations revealed that employees had different reasons for participating in training, different perceptions of their ability to use the training, and different opinions of the usefulness of the training on the job.This type of information is an example of:

• A) within-person metrics
• B) within-person variability
• C) between-person metrics
• D) group-level metrics

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in operant conditioning where the rate of response to one stimulus changes when the reinforcement conditions are modified for another stimulus.

Congruency Effect

A phenomenon where the reaction time is faster and accuracy is higher when the properties of a stimulus are in harmony with its response.

Negative Reinforcement

The strengthening of a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

The addition of a pleasant stimulus following a desired behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.