If Productivity Increased in a Factory After All of Its

question 6

Multiple Choice

If productivity increased in a factory after all of its employees were switched to a work schedule consisting of four 10-hour days, should management really credit the schedule switch with the improvement?

• A) Yes
• B) Yes, but only if no workers had left the factory
• C) No. There are too many threats to validity to draw that conclusion
• D) No. You would need to conduct a survey to be sure.

---

Definitions:

Pain Management Plan

A customized approach crafted by healthcare professionals to reduce or eliminate pain for individuals experiencing chronic or acute discomfort, involving medication, physical therapy, and other modalities.

Emotional Experience

A complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes influencing thought and behavior.

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

A common complication of diabetes that affects the nerves, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain in the extremities.

Neuropathic Pain

A complex, chronic pain state caused by damage or dysfunction of the nervous system.