Peter Has Started a New Job and Has Noticed That

question 12

Multiple Choice

Peter has started a new job and has noticed that there is a lot of gossip in his new workplace. He wants to come across professionally. What is the best advice you can give him? 

• A)Listen to all the gossip he can to learn more about his new workplace.
• B)Avoid getting involved, even if he hears inaccurate gossip being spread about a coworker.
• C)Attack any rumors about himself aggressively.
• D)Don't use the informal grapevine for any kind of workplace communication.

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Definitions:

Explicit Memory

Consciously recalled or recollected memory.

Encoding Variability

A principle that suggests variations in the context of learning can enhance the memory of the information learned.

Spacing Effect

A phenomenon in which recall of material that is presented repeatedly is superior when the presentations are some time apart rather than immediately following one another.

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception, cognition, or behavior.