Why Are "Values" an Important Coordinating Mechanism in Conditions of High

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why are "values" an important coordinating mechanism in conditions of high task uncertainty and interdependence?

• A) They represent measurable outcomes and specify how to obtain them.
• B) Those holding the same values will maintain standard operating procedures.
• C) They establish guidelines for behavior and consequences in specific conditions.
• D) Those holding the same values will all work toward the same outcomes while maintaining flexibility in how they are accomplished.

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Definitions:

Emotional States

The complex feelings that result from the body's reaction to a situation, affecting mood and behavior.

Primacy Effect

Refers to the tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or at the end.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted or disturbing thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, frequency, and well-learned information.