A Follower of Frederick Taylor Would Be Least Likely to Try

question 182

Multiple Choice

A follower of Frederick Taylor would be least likely to try to ___.

• A) make results-based compensation a performance incentive
• B) select workers with the right abilities to do the job
• C) offer workers proper training
• D) motivate workers by encouraging them to work in small groups
• E) train supervisors to support workers by carefully planning their work

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Definitions:

Warmth/responsiveness

A parenting style characterized by being emotionally supportive and responsive to children's needs, important for fostering secure attachments and psychological well-being.

Control

In the context of experiments, it refers to a standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In general, it means the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

Diana Baumrind

A developmental psychologist best known for her research on parenting styles and their effects on children's development.

Parenting Styles

Describes the variations in the ways parents raise their children, traditionally categorized into authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved styles.