The First Step for a New Employee Is Taking Part

question 115

Multiple Choice

The first step for a new employee is taking part in

• A) mock job-related tasks.
• B) training.
• C) orientation.
• D) mentoring.

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Definitions:

Contingency Theory

A theory in the field of organizational behavior that posits the effectiveness of a leadership style is contingent upon the context and that no one style is best in all situations.

Blocking

In the context of learning and memory, blocking is a phenomenon where an existing association prevents the learning of a new association because the two stimuli compete for associative strength.

Conditioning

Conditioning is a process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus.

Stimulus Presentation

The act of introducing a stimulus to a subject's sensory medium (e.g., visual, auditory) to provoke a response or examine the subject's behavior in psychological experiments.