Manuello Did an Experiment on Workers in an Insurance Company

question 69

Multiple Choice

Manuello did an experiment on workers in an insurance company to examine the effect of a new computer system on workers' attitudes and productivity.He had no control group.He noticed that as he simplified the computer system,worker productivity and positive attitude went up.He then complicated the computer system and monitored the workers closely,only to discover that their productivity and positive attitude again increased.What was probably at work?

• A)the Rosenthal effect
• B)a badly measured independent variable
• C)a badly measured dependent variable
• D)the Hawthorne effect
• E)the psychological effect

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Definitions:

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced by a business, industry, or economy within a specific period.

Shutting Down

A short-run decision by a firm to cease production temporarily due to unfavorable market conditions.

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A period in economics where all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for full adjustment to changes.

Operate

The act of controlling or managing the functions of something, like machinery or a business.