Pam Is a New Manager Who Is Trying to Use

question 73

Multiple Choice

Pam is a new manager who is trying to use reinforcement theory in motivating her employees. She should understand that which of the following is the motivating emphasis according to this theory?

• A) personality
• B) the environment
• C) thoughts
• D) attitudes

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Definitions:

False Light

A privacy tort involving publishing information that portrays someone in a misleading or deceitful manner, which could be embarrassing or offensive, even if not defamatory.

Actual Malice

The legal test used by the courts to determine defamation against a public official or a public figure. The actual malice test requires the public official or public figure to prove not only that the statement was false, negative, and communicated to a third party, but also that it was made with the knowledge that it was false or with a reckless disregard for its truth or falsity.

Defamation

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Comparative Negligence

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