One of the Phases of the Hawthorne Studies Was the Relay

question 61

Multiple Choice

One of the phases of the Hawthorne studies was the relay assembly test room experiments. The experimenters believed that if they studied productivity long enough, under different working conditions, they would discover the working conditions that maximized production. Thus, the orientation that these experiments originally had was of ________.

• A) comprehensive management
• B) scientific management
• C) behavioral management
• D) contingency management
• E) system management

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Division

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy and restores the body to a state of calm.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle where transmission of electric or chemical signals occurs.

Ganglia

Structures containing nerve cell bodies, typically located outside of the central nervous system, which relay impulses between neurons.

Celiac Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cells located in the abdomen, part of the sympathetic nervous system, that helps control the digestive system.