Research Confirms That Affinity Groups

question 108

Multiple Choice

Research confirms that affinity groups:

• A) create divisions in the workplace.
• B) increase social isolation for women and minorities.
• C) help organizations retain managerial-level minority employees.
• D) reduce creativity by being homogeneous.
• E) are largely ineffective for helping members achieve greater career advancement.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that suggests the ease of recall of a piece of information depends on the similarity of the encoding environment to the retrieval environment.

Retrieval Context

The situation or environment in which information is recalled, which can influence the ease and accuracy of the retrieval process.

Testing Effect

The enhanced memory performance and retention that results from being tested on material versus only studying it.

Cognitive Effort

The amount of mental processing power required to understand, process, and react to information.