An Experiment Was Described in the Text in Which English

question 124

Multiple Choice

An experiment was described in the text in which English and Korean babies and adults learned to distinguish between a "loose-fitting" and a "tight-fitting" cylinder and between cylinders that were placed "inside" or "on top of" each other. The results of this study were that:

• A) adults learned both distinctions much faster than babies learned them
• B) babies learned both distinctions much faster than adults learned them
• C) English-speaking adults learned the unfamiliar "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than babies
• D) babies from both cultures learned the "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than English-speaking adults who were unfamiliar with this distinction

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Definitions:

Force-Coercion Strategy

A change management approach involving the use of power, threats, or sanctions to induce change within an organization.

Formal Authority

Power or right, based on one's position in an organization, to make decisions, command resources, or direct the work of others.

Refreezing

The phase of Lewin’s planned change process at which change is stabilized.

Long-Term Continuity

The strategic aim of ensuring an organization's operations, values, and goals persist over a lengthy period.