Regarding workplace anger and caring organizations, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Having compassion for employees within an organization can be an antidote to the petty game playing that can occur.
b. Encouraging competition within an organization tends to decrease workplace anger and complaints.
c. Companies who pay more attention to the quality of life at work generally suffer fewer productivity losses if they are forced to downsize.
d. Most larger companies now offer mental health services to troubled employees and trauma counseling if violence erupts in the workplace.
ANSWER: b
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a. a positive linear correlation. b. a negative linear correlation. c. no correlation. d. a nonlinear correlation.
Occasionally, Tina can be very irritating to everyone around by being excessively cheerful, talking too fast, and interrupting the conversations of others. During these elated times, she often spends too much money. However, most of the time people would describe Tina as being mostly sad and guilt-ridden. Tina would most likely be diagnosed
a. as dysthymic. b. with SAD. c. with bipolar I disorder. d. with bipolar II disorder.
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In addition, Gabbie knows that she has riding lessons after school, so she needs to take that into account when she chooses her clothes. On top of that, today is the pep rally, meaning Gabbie is expected to wear her school colors. In order to select an appropriate outfit without assistance, Gabbie must be capable of which of the following? A) Reversibility B) Decentration C) Centration D) Conservation
Why would a shared environment have such little effect on personality development?
A. A shared environment doesn't mean shared experiences or shared reactions to those experiences; what one sibling perceives as "harsh parenting" could be perceived as "typical" by another. B. Genetics generally accounts for about 70 percent to 80 percent of the variance explained in personality characteristics; there simply isn't much variation left to be explained by environment. C. The shared environment cannot be quantified or defined adequately; therefore, any influence it may have on personality development is likely to be haphazard at best. D. "Shared environment" is not a construct that personality psychologists endorse; rather, it is a concept borrowed from sociology and applied inexpertly to the study of personality.