Which Phase of Socialization Requires Employees to Master Important Tasks

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which phase of socialization requires employees to master important tasks and roles and to adjust to their work group's values and norms?

• A) Renewal
• B) Change and acquisition
• C) Anticipatory socialization
• D) Encounter
• E) Pre-socialization

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Definitions:

Skinner's Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, advocated by B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the effects of reinforcement on behavior.

Reinforcers

Stimuli which, when presented after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Punishments

Consequences designed to reduce a behavior's occurrence by presenting an undesirable response or removing a desirable stimulus following the behavior.

Skinner's Radical Behaviorism

A framework in psychology proposed by B.F. Skinner, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior through reinforcement and punishment, without considering internal thoughts or feelings.