Determining How the Work Environment Affects Productivity Was the Original

question 103

Multiple Choice

Determining how the work environment affects productivity was the original objective of

• A) Taylor's scientific management.
• B) the Hawthorne studies.
• C) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y.
• D) Herzberg's theory.
• E) Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

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Definitions:

Split Half

A method for assessing the reliability of a test by dividing it into two parts and comparing scores on each part.

Tests For Reliability

Methods used to assess the consistency and dependability of a measure or test over time or across different conditions.

Experimental Design

A research methodology involving the manipulation of one variable to determine its effect on another variable, within a controlled environment.

Split-Half Technique

A way to determine inter-item reliability by correlating half the questions in a question set with the other half of the questions.