Having Applicants Sign Release Statements So the Employer Can Do

question 44

True/False

Having applicants sign release statements so the employer can do background investigations is a legal means for minimizing the possibility of negligent hiring.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational Thought

A stage in cognitive development, described by Piaget, where children aged 7-12 start to think logically about concrete events.

Sensorimotor Thought

refers to the stage in early childhood cognitive development where learning occurs through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from about 2 to 7 years old demonstrate symbolic thinking but not yet using cognitive operations like logic.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, often referred to as "thinking about thinking."