After Receiving a New Position, You Are Told That You

question 76

Multiple Choice

After receiving a new position, you are told that you will spend the first three days in training. While you expected to be sitting in the conference room being told what to do, you arrive your first day to find you will be following Puja around and watching her do the job you will be expected to do. On which theory is this type of training based?

• A) Pygmalion Effect
• B) Reinforcement Theory
• C) Operant Conditioning
• D) Social-Learning Theory
• E) Equity Theory

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