Which of the Following Statements About the Field of Organisational

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the field of organisational behaviour is FALSE?

• A) OB is the study of what people think,feel and do in and around organisations
• B) OB emerged as a distinct field of inquiry in the 1940s
• C) OB is a self-contained discipline,independent of other disciplines
• D) OB theories are usually tested using the scientific method
• E) Many OB theories are contingency-oriented

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.