In the Hawthorne Studies,what Effect Did Pressures That Workers Received

question 65

Multiple Choice

In the Hawthorne studies,what effect did pressures that workers received from other members have?

• A)Workers' productivity decreased.
• B)Workers' productivity increased.
• C)Workers' productivity stayed the same.
• D)The formal structure of the bureaucracy changed.

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Definitions:

Generalization Gradients

In learning theory, the range and degree to which a learned response is produced to stimuli that vary from the original conditioned stimulus.

Discrimination Training

The process in behavioral psychology of training an organism to respond differently to distinct stimuli, enhancing its ability to distinguish between them.

Inhibitory Generalization

The process by which an organism learns to inhibit responses to stimuli that are similar to a conditioned stimulus that signals an aversive event.

Training Stimulus

A specific condition or event presented during training to elicit and reinforce desired behaviors or responses.