The Supervisors at Millcroft Industries Have Been Instructed to Allocate

question 37

Multiple Choice

The supervisors at Millcroft Industries have been instructed to allocate more time for on-the-job employee training and to encourage workers to pursue continuing education.These measures are taken by the company to improve the skills of the employees and thus provide better products and services to its customers.Millcroft Industries is most likely attempting to:

• A)downsize.
• B)increase overhead costs.
• C)implement job deskilling.
• D)gain a competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Mackintosh's Attentional

A theory explaining how the predictability of a stimulus influences its attentional control in associative learning.

Rescorla-Wagner

A model of conditioning that emphasizes the importance of the strength of the association between the conditioned and unconditioned stimulus.

CS Preexposure

A phenomenon where exposure to the conditioned stimulus before pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus can reduce the effectiveness of conditioning.

Sometimes-Opponent-Process Theory

A theory suggesting that emotional reactions to a stimulus are followed by opposite emotional reactions under certain conditions.