All of the Following Statements About Information Channels Are Correct

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about information channels are correct EXCEPT:

• A)networking takes place through the use of informal channels.
• B)informal channels adhere to an organization's hierarchy of authority.
• C)informal channels coexist with the formal channels of an organization.
• D)informal channels diverge from formal organization channels by skipping levels in the hierarchy or cutting across vertical chains of command.
• E)informal channels help to create open communications in organizations and ensure that the right people are in contact one another.

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Definitions:

Signal-detection Theory

A psychological theory that explains how we discern between information-bearing patterns and random noise in the environment.

Sensory Processes

The mechanisms by which information from the environment is absorbed, transformed into neural signals, and perceived.

Subliminal Perception

The ability to detect information below the conscious level of awareness, which may influence thoughts, feelings, or actions without one being consciously aware of the stimuli.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the change in a stimulus that will be just noticeable is a constant ratio of the original stimulus.