Meryl,a Training Manager,is Making a Presentation to Her Company's Business

question 14

Multiple Choice

Meryl,a training manager,is making a presentation to her company's business leaders.She says meeting the company's five-year plan will require skills in using some new technology.Employees and their supervisors are eager to learn,but Meryl says some situational constraints are standing in the way of meeting these objectives.Which of the following could be such a constraint?

• A) supervisors don't praise employees for learning
• B) supervisors don't believe training is relevant
• C) employees have a negative attitude toward training
• D) the company has not budgeted sufficient funds for training
• E) supervisors don't tell their employees about the training that is available

Identify observational measurement methods in group research.

Understand the variables in experimental studies related to group dynamics.

Recognize the influence of the Hawthorne effect and covert observational methods.

Dispel myths about groupthink and its effects on creativity.

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Definitions:

Relative Consistency

The concept that an individual's behavior is more consistent within similar situations than across different situations.

Person-Situation Controversy

The debate in psychology over the influence of personality traits versus situational factors in determining behavior.

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method used to determine the relationship between two or more variables, without establishing a cause-and-effect relationship.

Significant Predictor

A variable that has been statistically shown to influence or predict changes in another variable of interest.