Jared Is an Engineer on a Self-Managing Work Team

question 50

Multiple Choice

Jared is an engineer on a self-managing work team. Although an expert in his technical area, Jared is very nervous about public speaking. The team process requires each member to give presentations on their projects every week. Jared tends to make a shambles of his presentations. Finally, Jared's boss sent him for training in public speaking. At Jared's first presentation after his training, his boss sat in the back of the room, nodding and smiling, and giving Jared a thumbs-up sign when Jared finished. Jared's boss was using:

• A) positive reinforcement
• B) transfer of training
• C) specific goals
• D) motivation
• E) practical encouragement

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Definitions:

Salad Bowl

A metaphor for the way a multicultural society can integrate different cultural identities, like pieces in a salad, where each retains its own distinct qualities but together form a cohesive whole.

Melting Pot

A metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one.

Pluralism

The coexistence of multiple groups, cultures, or entities within a single society, celebrated for their diversity.

Multiculturalism

The coexistence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles.