Which of the Following Events Helped Encourage the Development of Personnel

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events helped encourage the development of personnel psychology during its early years?

• A) Sir Francis Galton's development of the first intelligence test
• B) use of intelligence tests during the first world war
• C) the industrial revolution of the 1900's
• D) research into employee attitudes and their effect on productivity at Western Electric Co.

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Definitions:

Short Run

A period in which at least one factor of production is fixed, and only the variable factors can be adjusted by firms to influence output.

Innovation

The process of developing new ideas, products, or methods that improve upon existing standards or create novel solutions.

Invention

The creation of a new product, process, or idea that previously did not exist.

Diffusion

The process through which innovations, cultural practices, ideas, or technologies spread within and across societies.