Which of the Following Statements Is True About the Organic

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the organic structure?

• A) Jobholders have fewer,fixed responsibilities.
• B) It is more rigid than a mechanistic structure.
• C) It is characterized by a lack of flexibility.
• D) Jobholders rely more heavily on judgment than on rules.
• E) It values obedience to authority more than commitment to the organization's goals.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In the study of psychology, this term describes the slow reduction and final elimination of a conditioned response due to the absence of pairing between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that have not been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

A training method where two signals are consistently associated with each other; a reaction initially triggered by the second signal ultimately becomes triggered by just the first signal alone.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.