An Example of a Supervisor Misusing Discipline Occurs When

question 26

Multiple Choice

An example of a supervisor misusing discipline occurs when

• A) using rumors as a basis to apply discipline to a targeted employee without giving the employee an opportunity to defend his or her conduct.
• B) spending performance appraisal time focusing on areas of improvement.
• C) terminating an employee for stealing a computer.
• D) investigating plausible complaints of sexual harassment.

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Definitions:

Induced Movement

A perceptual phenomenon where motion is perceived in a stationary object because of the movement of a surrounding framework or nearby objects.

Stroboscopic Motion

The visual illusion of smooth motion produced by a series of rapidly displayed static images that minimally differ from each other.

Gestalt Psychologist

A psychologist who studies how people perceive and experience objects as whole patterns or configurations, emphasizing the context and the whole over individual components.

Figure; Ground

A principle in perception where the mind separates visual elements based on what is perceived as the central figure versus the background or context.