WGU C202 Chapter 7 Questions and
Answers Rated A+
aptitude-treatment interaction - ANSWER-the concept that some training strategies are
more or less effective depending on a learner;s particular abilities, personality traits, and
other charactertics
closed skills - ANSWER-skills performed similarly or exactly like they are taught in
training
collective socialization - ANSWER-newcomers go through a common set of experiences
as a group
contest socialization - ANSWER-each socialization stage is a contest in which one
builds up a performance record
development - ANSWER-focuses on developing competencies that an employee or
work-group is expected to need in the future
disjunctive socialization - ANSWER-newcomers are left alone to develop their own
interpretations of the organization and situations they observe
divestiture socialization - ANSWER-tries to deny and strip away certain personal
characteristics
fixed socialization - ANSWER-new hires are informed in advance when their
probationary status will end
formal socialization - ANSWER-structured socialization using specifically designed
activities and materials away from the work setting
individual socialization - ANSWER-newcomers are socialized individually as in an
apprenticeship
informal socialization - ANSWER-unstructured, on-the-job socialization done by co-
workers
investiture socialization - ANSWER-builds newcomers self-confidence and reflects
senior employees valuing of newcomers knowledge and personal characterisitcs
learning agility - ANSWER-the ability to learn from experiences and to apply that
knowledge to new and different situations
learning objectives - ANSWER-identify desired learning outcomes
Answers Rated A+
aptitude-treatment interaction - ANSWER-the concept that some training strategies are
more or less effective depending on a learner;s particular abilities, personality traits, and
other charactertics
closed skills - ANSWER-skills performed similarly or exactly like they are taught in
training
collective socialization - ANSWER-newcomers go through a common set of experiences
as a group
contest socialization - ANSWER-each socialization stage is a contest in which one
builds up a performance record
development - ANSWER-focuses on developing competencies that an employee or
work-group is expected to need in the future
disjunctive socialization - ANSWER-newcomers are left alone to develop their own
interpretations of the organization and situations they observe
divestiture socialization - ANSWER-tries to deny and strip away certain personal
characteristics
fixed socialization - ANSWER-new hires are informed in advance when their
probationary status will end
formal socialization - ANSWER-structured socialization using specifically designed
activities and materials away from the work setting
individual socialization - ANSWER-newcomers are socialized individually as in an
apprenticeship
informal socialization - ANSWER-unstructured, on-the-job socialization done by co-
workers
investiture socialization - ANSWER-builds newcomers self-confidence and reflects
senior employees valuing of newcomers knowledge and personal characterisitcs
learning agility - ANSWER-the ability to learn from experiences and to apply that
knowledge to new and different situations
learning objectives - ANSWER-identify desired learning outcomes
