Escalation of Commitment Can Be Minimized by Ensuring That

question 103

Multiple Choice

Escalation of commitment can be minimized by ensuring that:

• A)there are ready-made alternatives to resolve the problem.
• B)those who make the decision are different from those who implement and evaluate it.
• C)the team leader has strong opinions about the preferred options for a problem.
• D)organizational goals are relatively ambiguous.
• E)negative information is screened out to protect the self-esteem of the decision makers.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In scientific research, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Group Therapy Sessions

Psychotherapy that involves treating multiple clients together in a group setting.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects who do not receive the experimental treatment and are used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.