A Researcher in a Human Resources Unit Presented a Recent

question 5

Multiple Choice

A researcher in a Human Resources Unit presented a recent study, which showed a statistical significance between length of staff lunch breaks and low productivity; how can she explain to her manager that this does not mean that the length of staff lunch breaks should be reduced?a.

• A)A significant result means that the effect is strong.
• B)A significant result means that the effect is not relevant.
• C)A significant result does not mean that the effect is important.
• D)A significant result means that the effect is weak.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal or avoidance following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning that happens when an environmental trigger and an inherently occurring stimulus are linked, causing a reflex to be learned.

Desired Response

The specific outcome or behavior that an individual or experiment aims to achieve or elicit as a result of certain stimuli or interventions.

Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology by which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased through a reward or decreased through a punishment.