Research Has Found That Most Senior Executives Tend to Blame

question 4

Multiple Choice

Research has found that most senior executives tend to blame black employees for lack of racial diversity amongst company management, suggesting the latter:

• A) should take on more challenging assignments.
• B) listen to advice.
• C) are detrimental to the organization.
• D) are not team players.
• E) are troublemakers.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

Changes in existing ways of thinking that occur in response to encounters with new stimuli or events.

Schema

A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information, based on experience, to make sense of the world.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into pre-existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Circular Reaction

A repetitive action that achieves a desired outcome, often seen in the developmental stages of infants as they learn to interact with their environment.