Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Douglas McGregor was one of the pioneers of early behaviorism. 
2. Hugo Munsterberg suggested that psychologists could contribute to industry by studying jobs and determining which people are best suited to specific jobs. 
3. Among Mary Parker Follett's most important contributions to management was her belief that conflicts within organization should be resolved to mutual satisfaction through a process called integration. 
4. The idea that workers become more productive if they think that managers care about their welfare is called the "Hawthorne Effect." 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Early behaviorism was pioneered by Hugo Munsterberg, Mary Parker Follett, and Elton Mayo. Douglas McGregor was a pioneer of the human relations movement.
2. TRUE
Munsterberg suggested that psychologists could contribute to industry in three ways. One was to study jobs and determine which people are best suited to specific jobs.
3. TRUE
Follett believed that conflicts should be resolved by having managers and workers talk over differences and find solutions that would satisfy both parties, a process she called integration.
4. TRUE
The Hawthorne effect theorized that employees worked harder if they received added attention, if they thought that managers cared about their welfare and that supervisors paid special attention to them.