At Milton Farms, Where a Large Part of the Management

question 77

Multiple Choice

At Milton farms, where a large part of the management comes from the same sociocultural background, many employees of diverse ethical or cultural origins are hired only to ensure legal compliance with laws relating to diversity at the workplace. The company's day-to-day functioning leaves much to be desired in terms of promoting diversity. Recently, the owner's cousin was promoted to the post of a branch manager while three suitable candidates hailing from a different cultures were blatantly overlooked. This is an example of ________.

• A) social loafing
• B) in-group favoritism
• C) groupthink
• D) contrast bias
• E) social exchange

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Definitions:

Atkinson And Shiffrin

A model of memory proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin in 1968, describing memory in terms of three stores: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Long-Term Memory

The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.

Working Memory

A short-term memory system involved in the temporary storage and manipulation of information necessary for complex cognitive tasks like learning, reasoning, and comprehension.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing, crucial for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.