As the Human Resources Manager for Spring Engineering and Manufacturing

question 51

Multiple Choice

As the human resources manager for Spring Engineering and Manufacturing Corp. in Canton, Michigan, Kim Radeback had to find inexpensive ways to reward high performing employees and bolster morale during a sales- flattening economic downturn. Radeback had to engage in which management function?

• A) Planning
• B) Organizing
• C) Leading
• D) Controlling
• E) Evaluating

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism that describes any stimulus which strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response.

Attention

Actively paying attention to a specific part of the environment, while omitting to notice other aspects.

Motor Reproduction

In the context of social learning theory, it refers to the physical ability to replicate the observed actions of a model.

Observational Learning

A learning process whereby individuals acquire new behaviors by watching and imitating others.