Why Should a Manager Work to Understand Perceptions

question 2

Multiple Choice

Why should a manager work to understand perceptions?

• A) Improve decision making
• B) Reduce conflict
• C) Create normative perspectives
• D) Better utilize heuristics

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Definitions:

Control Group

In scientific experiments, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used for comparison purposes with the group that does receive the treatment.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is observed and measured for changes to assess the effect of manipulations in the independent variable.

Psychological Experiment

A research method in psychology that tests hypotheses and theories by observing the outcomes of controlled interventions on human or animal subjects.