Susan,the New Director of Training,has Noticed That the Orientation Program

question 51

Multiple Choice

Susan,the new director of training,has noticed that the orientation program for new employees is quite abbreviated.Basically,the employees are directed to the organization handbook on the organization's Web site and told to read it.Susan wants to design and implement a more thorough and well-designed orientation program,because the company hires about 100 new employees per year at all levels.In listing her arguments in favor of spending money on this new program,Susan lists all of the following positive points EXCEPT

• A) effective orientation will establish a favorable employee impression of the organization.
• B) effective orientation will reduce the number of discrimination lawsuits by employees.
• C) effective orientation will ensure employee performance and productivity begin more quickly.
• D) effective orientation will improve employee retention rates.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute others' actions to their character or personality, rather than external factors.

Self-Effacing Error

The tendency to attribute one’s successes to external factors while blaming oneself for failures, commonly observed in certain cultures.

Signal Detection Error

occurs when an observer incorrectly perceives or fails to perceive a stimulus, leading to false positives or negatives in the detection task.

Self-Serving Error

A common bias in which people take credit for their successes while attributing failures to external factors.