James, the Manager of Andy's Candy, a Popular Confectioner in Illinois

question 64

Multiple Choice

James, the manager of Andy's Candy, a popular confectioner in Illinois, is in charge of outlining future organizational goals to employees at company meetings and emphasizing the ethical guidelines which employees are expected to follow at work.According to Mintzberg, he is performing the role of a

• A)figurehead.
• B)negotiator.
• C)monitor.
• D)liaison.
• E)resource allocator.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without prior conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Classical Conditioning

An instructional process where pairing two stimuli repeatedly results in a response first prompted by the second stimulus, but eventually prompted by only the first stimulus.

Extinction

A process in which the conditioned response is weakened when the conditioned stimulus is repeated without the unconditioned stimulus.