Polycentric Staffing Places Managerial Responsibility in the Hands of People

question 75

True/False

Polycentric staffing places managerial responsibility in the hands of people intimately familiar with the local business environment.

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Definitions:

Blocking

The prevention of the acquisition of a conditioned response (CR) to a second conditioned stimulus (CS2) when two stimuli are paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and conditioning has already occurred to the first stimulus (CS1).

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, upon being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning or conditioning.

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A mathematical model describing how the strength of a stimulus-reinforcement association is learned and how it changes during the conditioning process.