Question

If Douglas McGregor heard an instructor complaining that her students were lazy and irresponsible, he would say these assumptions________________________ .
a. showed contingency thinking
b. focused too much on needs
c. would create a negative self-fulfilling prophecy
d. violated scientific management ideas

Answer 1

Answer:

c. would create a negative self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

Douglas McGregor was an industrial psychologist, which in his theory analyzed how a negative vision (lack of responsibility, tendency to work as little as possible, low motivation, etc.) would imply a management style of authoritarian and controlling nature, tending to correct with a control external the low involvement of workers.