Erik Is a Manager Who Organizes His Department into Teams

question 39

Multiple Choice

Erik is a manager who organizes his department into teams at the beginning of September.By December,he worries because the teams are still having conflict and do not seem very productive.What would be the best advice to give Erik?

• A) Conclude that his workers are not team-oriented people.Abandon the experiment before work falls further behind.
• B) Be patient because the teams are in the storming stage.Give them time to reach the norming and performing stages.
• C) Conclude that he made a mistake in the makeup of the teams.Reassign people to new teams and start over.
• D) Be patient because the teams are in the norming stage.Give them time to reach the more productive performing stage.
• E) Conclude that the teams are spending too little time on work.Start to sit in meetings and direct activities.

Understand Ebbinghaus's contribution to memory studies, including the forgetting curve and relearning as a measure of retention.

Differentiate between recognition, recall, and relearning as methods of measuring retention.

Explain the impact of source-monitoring errors on memory accuracy and personal accountability.

Assess the practical implications of memory research on legal proceedings and daily life, especially concerning memory reliability and error.

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Distribution of Assets

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