Spot the false line in each set

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   The team studied lighting levels and nothing else.

   Statements

   1. Elton Mayo joined the plant study in 1927.
   2. The experiments ran from 1927 to 1932.
   3. The team studied lighting levels and nothing else.

2. False statement

   Only brighter light raised output.

   Statements

   1. Only brighter light raised output.
   2. Dimmer light raised output as well.
   3. The engineers had expected brighter light to help.

3. False statement

   Informal work groups dragged group output down.

   Statements

   1. Pride at being singled out lifted productivity.
   2. Informal work groups dragged group output down.
   3. Supervisors sharing control raised motivation further.

4. False statement

   The findings proved pay is the only real motivator.

   Statements

   1. Performance gains traced back to a complex set of attitudes.
   2. Social needs shape work attitudes and behavior.
   3. The findings proved pay is the only real motivator.

Instructions

Two lines are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation