You Have an Employee Who Is Usually Late and It

question 103

Multiple Choice

You have an employee who is usually late and it takes him a half an hour to become productive. You believe that his behavior stems from being lazy and unorganized. This belief is an example of:

• A) an attribution.
• B) a correspondent inference.
• C) a causal attribution.
• D) observational learning.

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

A semi-permeable membrane found in cells that separates the interior of the cell from its external environment and regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Depolarization

The reduction of a cell's membrane potential, making it more positive, and initiating action potentials.

Permeability

A measure of the ability of a substance to allow liquids or gases to pass through it.

Absolute Refractory Period

A period immediately following the firing of a nerve fiber when it cannot be stimulated no matter how great a stimulus is applied.