Theory Y Managers Adhere to the Principle That Most People

question 225

True/False

Theory Y managers adhere to the principle that most people do not work to their fullest intellectual potential.

Comprehend the role of cognitive algebra in attitude formation and change.

Recognize the importance of cognitive consistency in attitudes.

Identify the different models of attitudes proposed over time.

Distinguish between the three-component and two-component models of attitude.

---

Definitions:

Blocking Effect

A result showing that an animal learns nothing about a stimulus if the stimulus provides no new information.

Conditioning

A behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment as a result of reinforcement, with reinforcement typically being a stimulus or reward for a desired response.

Surprise

An emotional response to unexpected events or information, characterized by heightened interest and physiological arousal.

Conditioned Emotional Response

A type of learned response in which an emotional reaction is elicited by a previously neutral stimulus through conditioning.