The principles of scientific management for clerical workers
a. attempt to make the workday more pleasant and meaningful to the office workers.
b. attempt to increase productivity by allowing workers to make many decisions regarding their work.
c. prescribe time standards for very specific office work actions.
d. attempt to minimize the mechanical and routine tasks workers must do.
To maintain a non-violent atmosphere in her classroom, Mrs. Elliot gives one golden star to every student who plays nicely with the other students. Mrs. Elliot's actions are in line with __________.
A) operant conditioning
B) anomie
C) subcultural theory
D) containment theory
Recent studies of workers show that
a. given genuine alternatives, most workers would stay in their same line of work.
b. most adult workers are glad to have the company make most of the decisions so that they can simply go to work and pick up their checks.
c. few American workers today have any desire to go into business for themselves.
d. having interesting work was more highly desired than good pay.
The National Commission on Obscenity and Pornography concluded that pornography __________.
A) stimulates the college-educated more than the less educated
B) stimulates the old more than the young
C) stimulates the religiously active more than the religiously inactive
D) should be outlawed
Since World War II old-fashioned soap has largely been replaced by detergents as a cleaning agent because
a. soap requires more energy to produce than do detergents.
b. manufacturing soap generates three times more air pollution than does the manufacture of detergents.
c. soap destroys oxygen need by fish in rivers, lakes, and streams.
d. corporate investors chose to manufacture and market detergents instead of soap.
Jason is conducting a study on gambling. He allows each participant in his study to talk in-depth about their experiences with gambling. Jason is using which method to gather information?
A) Structured interviews
B) Unstructured interviews
C) Paper/pencil questionnaires
D) Observation
Jamaal is interested in learning more about the victims of violent crime. To gather information, Jamaal asks people questions about their experiences with violent crime. Jamaal is using __________.
A) interviews
B) experiments
C) documents
D) observation
What method requires researchers to go into a setting that they want to learn more about?
A) Experiments
B) Surveys
C) Field studies
D) Case studies
Pollution of the oceans by oil, chemicals, plastics, and sewage
a. has had no noticeable effect on public health.
b. is significant because about one-fourth of the animal protein consumed by humans comes from the oceans.
c. is easily offset by the salt content of sea water.
d. has been avoided along the East Coast of the United States because of close surveillance by the fishing industry.
Growing up with his parents, Brad saw his father hit his mother on numerous occasions. Now that Brad is married, he hits his wife in the same manner. This illustrates __________.
A) anomie
B) reinforcement
C) modeling
D) patriarchy
Quick Reply
