If a Manager Believes That a Training Program Is Valuable

question 30

Multiple Choice

If a manager believes that a training program is valuable and hence provides higher ratings of job performance to those trainees who attended the training program,then the training outcomes will lack relevance due to _____.

• A) criterion contamination
• B) criterion deficiency
• C) criterion irreducibility
• D) criterion maturation

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Definitions:

Verbal Acquisition

The process through which individuals learn and accumulate words and enhance their language abilities.

Expressive Vocabulary

The set of words a person can actively use in communication to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Receptive Vocabulary

The store of words that an individual understands when heard or read, which typically exceeds the words they use in speech or writing.

Babbling

The stage in language acquisition where infants produce unintelligible sounds, combining vowels and consonants like "ba" and "da," which precedes speech development.