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(p. 71) Loyalty is defined as an active, constructive response to a negative work event in which individuals attempt to improve the situation.
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B. Correcting a team member who has high conscientiousness will result in interpersonal conflicts.
C. A team member with low conscientiousness will have a positive effect on other team members.
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B. No. Absolutely not. Teams must have dissenters, questioners, and confrontational individuals in order to succeed.
C. Yes, of course! The absolute best makeup for a team is to have all members demonstrate high levels of agreeableness.
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A. additive tasks
B. conjunctive tasks
C. subjunctive tasks
D. disjunctive tasks
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(p. 361) In tasks with an objectively verifiable best solution, the member who possesses the highest level of the ability relevant to the task will have the most influence on the effectiveness of the team. These types of tasks are called _____.
A. additive tasks
B. conjunctive tasks
C. subjunctive tasks
D. disjunctive tasks
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A. The members are bound to follow their duties and do not have any scope for improving their performance.
B. The responsibilities of the leader and the rest of the team are distinct.
C. The leader makes decisions for the team and provides direction and control over members.
D. The members perform assigned tasks and cannot choose their own tasks.
E. The members have some latitude with respect to the behaviors they exhibit.
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B. low goal
C. low task
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B. consensus; distinctiveness; consistency
C. consistency; distinctiveness; consensus
D. extinction; consistency; distinctiveness
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C. Faulty attributions
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A. Programmed
B. Unstructured
C. Indirect
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A. reinforcement.
B. production process.
C. attention process.
D. retention process.
E. behavior assessment.
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A. Continuous
B. Fixed interval
C. Variable ratio
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A. Variable ratio schedule
B. Fixed interval schedule
C. Continuous schedule
D. Variable interval schedule
E. Fixed ratio schedule
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(p. 242) In general, _____ and _____ should be the most common forms of reinforcement used by managers to create learning among their employees.
A. punishment; extinction
B. negative reinforcement; extinction
C. punishment; negative reinforcement
D. positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
E. positive reinforcement; extinction
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A. positive feedback
B. negative feedback
C. punishment
D. extinction
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A. negative feedback.
B. punishment.
C. negative reinforcement.
D. extinction.
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(p. 71) Voice is defined as a passive, constructive response to a negative work event that maintains public support for the situation while the individual privately hopes for improvement.