HGD Midterm Study Guide 1. The Christian doctrine of ________ is the basis for the theory that human development occurs as a result of how well or how poorly someone does at overcoming their innately sinful nature a. original sin 2. Who was the philosopher who believed that children are born with a mind which is a blank slate? a. John Locke 3. Juanita’s father died when she was just a baby‚ but her family insists that she not only looks like him‚ she acts like him as well. This might indicate
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target-oriented‚ that they concentrate too little on nurturing job performance of the employee. In this chapter‚ we look at the most essential concept of “Performance Management”. So‚ what is performance management? Performance management is the continuous cycle of improving job
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Graduate School of Management‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia GSM 5101: Organizational Behavior (Mid Term Examination) Name: Alex Chan Hau Choong (GM 04780) Question 2. One of your outlets has had below average sales over the past few years. As head of franchise operations‚ you are concerned with the continued low sales volume. The store manager has requested you to diagnose the problem and recommend possible causes. Use the MARS model of individual behavior and performance to provide four different
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MGTS1601 Organisational Behaviour Motivation Chapters 7 and 8 A Model of OB OB as legitimate tool Robbins et al.‚ 2004‚ p28 HR policies & practice Human output Productivity Absence Turnover Org culture Org structure & design Organization level Change Group decision making Communication Other groups Biographical chars Personality Values & attitudes Ability Leadership & trust Gp structure Conflict Deviance Citizenship Satisfaction Work teams Power & Group
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Experiment no: 1 Experiment name: Sunshine duration calculator Theory: A sunshine recorder is a device that records the amount of sunshine at a given location. It measures the duration of bright sunshine and calculates the total hour of solar irradiance in a day. This data is collected over a period of time and averaged to get an idea of total solar irradiance in a given season and get the meteorological idea about the location. Cambel-Stockes sun-shine recorder is an ideal instrument that
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Educational psychology can in part be understood through its relationship with other disciplines. It is informed primarily by psychology‚ we will be converse about some famous personalities who had contribute to education Sigmund Freud “Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy‚ just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action”. Sigmund Freud’s name is on the top of the list when it comes to mentioning the great psychologists of
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It is very straight-forward: Extinguish an undesirable behavior (by removing the reinforcer) and replace it with a desirable behavior by reinforcement. It has been used on all sorts of psychological problems -- addictions‚ neuroses‚ shyness‚ autism‚ even schizophrenia -- and works particularly well with children. There are examples of back-ward psychotics who haven’t communicated with others
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interactions with caregivers and other people in infancy and at older ages * Operant Conditioning * B. F. Skinner * Research on the nature and function of reinforcement * Attention is the most powerful reinforcement * Intermittent Reinforcement is most powerful type of reinforcement * Behavior modification * Classical Conditioning * John Watson * Behaviorism * Children’s development determined by social environment
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or strategies generated by top managers Responsibilities of First-Line Managers Manage performance of entry-level employees Encourage‚ monitor‚ and reward performance of workers Teach entry-level employees how to do jobs Make detailed work schedules and operating plans Responsibilities of Team Leaders Facilitate team performance Manage external relations Facilitate internal team relationships Managerial Roles – Organizational Psychologist (“Manager’s Job”) Interpersonal Figurehead – Ceremonial
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behavior is an aspect of behavior analysis that gradually teaches new behavior through the use of reinforcement until the target behavior is achieved (Wolfgang 272). In order for shaping to be successful‚ it is important to clearly define the behavioral objective and the target behavior. Also‚ in order to gradually achieve the target behavior‚ a teacher must know when to deliver or withhold reinforcement (Wolfgang 37). Many behaviors are taught by shaping‚ and it is used in many different settings
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