Which of the Following Is Not an Assumption of Theory

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an assumption of Theory Y?

• A) The average human being learns, under proper conditions, not only to accept but to seek responsibility.
• B) The capacity to exercise a relatively high degree of imagination, ingenuity, and creativity in the solution of organizational problems is narrowly distributed in the population.
• C) External control and the threat of punishment are not the only means for bringing about effort toward organizational objectives.
• D) Under the conditions of modern industrial life, the intellectual potentialities of the average human being are only partially utilized.
• E) The expenditure of physical and mental effort in work is as natural as play or rest.

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Definitions:

Terranes

Geologically distinct regions that may have been brought together by past tectonic processes.

Linear Island Chain

A series of islands aligned in a straight or nearly straight line, often created by volcanic activity along a tectonic plate boundary or hotspot.

Hot Spots

Regions in the Earth's mantle that are exceptionally hot, causing volcanic activity at the Earth's surface, independent of tectonic plate boundaries.

Volcanically Active

Describes a volcano or area that is currently erupting or shows signs of possible eruptions in the future.