You Have Been Working at Your Job for Over a Year

question 35

Multiple Choice

You have been working at your job for over a year. Your boss starts offering you new assignments with weekly meetings attached in order to exchange valuable information regarding the tasks. The result is your boss and yourself are able to redefine your working relationship and find new ways of relating. According to the LMX theory, you are now in a _____ role.

• A) Tested
• B) Low quality
• C) Scripted
• D) Negotiated
• E) Mixed

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Definitions:

Structuralism

A method of interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience which focuses on relationships of contrast between elements in a conceptual system.

Behaviorism

A theory of learning which states all behaviors are acquired through conditioning processes influenced by the environment.

Gestalt Psychology

A psychological approach that emphasizes the whole of anything is greater than its parts and studies how people interpret and organize information.

Naturalistic Observation Method

A research strategy where behaviors are observed and recorded in their natural environment without manipulation or interference.