Josh Is a Manager at Baseball Equipment

question 136

Multiple Choice

Josh is a manager at Baseball Equipment. He is thinking about involving his subordinates in the decision making process. According to Vroom and Jago, if

• A) his subordinates typically go along with whatever Josh decides, their involvement is not that important.
• B) Josh does not have good information; there is no need to involve the subordinates.
• C) the subordinates do not share in the goals of the organization, Josh should let them make the decision alone.
• D) the problem is ambiguous and poorly structured, there is a need for Josh to interact with his subordinates.
• E) None of these applies.

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Definitions:

Negative Contrast

The phenomenon where an organism shows a reduced response to a less favorable or smaller reward after experiencing a more favorable or larger reward.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Variable-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, creating a variable pattern of reinforcement.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after a specified number of responses, leading to a high and steady rate of responding.